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Photo still from a period drama set in an overgrown grassy meadow. Two young women in early 19th-century dresses — one in gray with braided hair, the other in a lilac gown — stand close together, while a man in a green greatcoat, dark waistcoat, and tall brown top hat points off to the side, looking in that direction. Tall trees and hedgerows form the background under an overcast sky

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Is Sense and Sensibility a true reflection of life in Georgian Britain? The real history behind the new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sit together in an open carriage, smiling and waving to crowds following their wedding at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Harry wears military uniform, while Meghan wears a white wedding dress and veil.

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From Nell Gwyn to Meghan Markle: 9 romances between actors and royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4What did the American Revolution really achieve?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Early 19th-century illustration showing Chinese pirate vessels attacking and capturing a European boat in the South China Sea.

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"Sodomy was a very widespread phenomenon": the secret sex lives of China's most infamous pirates. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Regency-era spectators watch a military review from horseback and horse-drawn carriages

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Sweaty farters and violent vomiting: why riding in a Georgian-era carriage wasn't as glamorous as you think. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A traveller on horseback follows a rocky path through a lush mountain landscape, with two walkers and dogs nearby under towering sunlit peaks.

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Forget the Colosseum: here’s why Georgian Britons preferred to holiday at home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3No, Britain was never going to defeat the US in 1776. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of George III wearing a blue suit beneath an ermine-trimmed royal robe, with a crown visible beside him.

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Hot sex and cold jelly: how a wobbly dessert ignited Georgian bedrooms. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Three Tudor-era children sit at a table within an ornate architectural frame, dressed in elaborate period clothing, with small round objects laid out before them.

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Royal rivalries10 of the most famous sibling relationships. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Is this the day that America REALLY declared independence?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1The road to the American Revolutionary War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Zheng Yi Sao: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What could you eat in Georgian London?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Is the US celebrating independence on the ‘WRONG’ day?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large 18th‑century assembly room where members of the Continental Congress gather as a small group of men present the Declaration of Independence at a central table. The figures wear period clothing, and red drapery and tall windows frame the formal setting.

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Think you know the Declaration of Independence? These 25 facts will prove you wrong. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Abigail Adams: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An image featuring a painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, partially overlaid with a flowing American flag, is framed with white borders and labeled “Sunday Series” and “American Revolution".

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Series 9The American Revolutionary War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of a fashionable gentleman from the reign of George III standing on a country path. He wears a long red coat, tan breeches, polished black riding boots, a black hat and a white cravat, with one hand in his pocket and a walking cane in the other.

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Instead of marrying their lovers, these men adopted them. Can you guess why?

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Cannibalism, heartbreak and Madame Guillotine: George Forster's extraordinary life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Beyond the podcastAmerican Revolutionary War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two elderly women stand outdoors beside a small dog, both wearing long black riding habits and tall black top hats. One faces slightly toward her companion while the other looks ahead. The image is a nineteenth-century illustration of Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, known as the Ladies of Llangollen.

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Friends or lovers? Either way, the Ladies of Llangollen fascinated Georgian society

Minutemen facing British soldiers on Lexington Common, Massachusetts

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Fire and freedom: how the American Revolution inflamed passions in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4Jane Austen: The final years of a literary genius. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A decorative hand fan painted with 18th‑century figures stands in front of a busy masquerade‑ball scene. The fan shows couples dancing in ornate period dress, framed by architectural details and a central mask-like face. Behind it, a crowded ballroom illustration features elaborately costumed guests wearing masks.

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Even wilder than Bridgerton: inside the scandalous world of Georgian masked balls. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Better than Bridgerton: the real Georgian masquerade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3How Jane Austen's Hampshire cottage sparked her greatest novels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Gullible Georgians: hoaxes in the Enlightenment period. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2“I am to flirt my last”: Jane Austen’s twenties. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1Becoming Jane Austen | The early life of a literary legend. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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