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Happily ever after? Love and marriage in Austen's era

Rory Muir takes us on a journey through Regency marriage, from engagements and elopements to going on honeymoon with your mother-in-law

Published: February 14, 2024 at 7:57 AM

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From unwanted proposals and lingering looks across ballrooms to a wet-shirted Mr Darcy emerging from a lake, the romantic stories of Jane Austen – and their countless adaptations – have captured the hearts of many of us. But, if we turn to the real historical record of the Regency era, how much truth is there to these tales of happily ever after? As a nod to Valentine's Day, Lauren Good speaks to Rory Muir about the reality of love and marriage in the age of Jane Austen, from engagements and elopements to going on honeymoon with your mother-in-law.

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Rory Muir is the author of Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen (Yale University Press, 2024)

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Lauren GoodSenior content producer

Lauren Good is a senior content producer at HistoryExtra

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