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A pictorial post of Jane Austen's House, Chawton, Hampshire

A holiday day out prompted me to think how blessed I was to be standing in HER HOUSE, her bedroom, her home and garden. With so many photos to share I decided to put some here.

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Hannah Snell: The Female Warrior

It began with a search for the husband who'd deserted her. It ended up on the battlefields of Europe and India. No-one guessed she was a woman.

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Henry Hunt ; The People's Orator

As a follow up to the Peterloo article from last month, I was asked to do a piece on exactly who Henry Hunt was and what his background and importance was. Here are a few points

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.): Poetic Genius as a Girl

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (aka L or L.E.L.) was a major 19th century celebrity, who some - Germaine Greer amongst them - wish to see reinstated as one of Britain's Greats.

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.): Downfall of a Georgian Bard

L.E.L. was one of Georgian England's greatest stars. A female writer with an enigmatic life, whose mysterious end was allowed to eclipse her poetry.

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Newtown Village Isle of Wight - a Robber Button?

In the late 18th century the village of Newtown consisted of 14 cottages and 39 residents. Of these, only one was eligible to vote yet the borough sent two MPs to Westminster.

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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.): Poet, Novelist and Proto-Feminist

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (aka L or L.E.L.) was an influential Georgian poet and writer, whose fans and imitators included Tennyson, Christina Rossetti and Edgar Allan Poe.

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The Cat and Bagpipes- Westminster

Through its tavern doors came the famous of London - including a dead prime minister.

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The Cardigan Head Tavern Charing Cross

SeenThrough the Eyes of Visitors to the Cardigan Head Tavern, Charing Cross

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THOMAS PRICKETT - SURGEON

A visit to the church of St Boniface at Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight reveals a curious incumbent.

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Birth of Sophia Dorothea of Celle: Wife of the First Hanoverian King of Great Britain

Sophia Dorothea could have been the first Hanoverian Queen Consort of England. Instead, she had a miserable marriage that led to her imprisonment and lonely death.

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William Garrow Invented Criminal Defence

Trials in 18th century Britain were radically changed by a young barrister whose influence continues today in the English-speaking world.