Greg Jenner
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Maybe you swoon over Rickman and Winslet in Sense and Sensibility, or Colin Firth and his sexy see-through shirt in Pride and Prejudice, or perhaps you're one of the
Maybe you swoon over Rickman and Winslet in Sense and Sensibility, or Colin Firth and his sexy see-through shirt in Pride and Prejudice, or perhaps you're one of the
astonishing 82 million people who watched Bridgerton or the slightly fewer number of people who were charmed by Mr Malcolm's List still a very nice movie or maybe you fell for Anya Taylor-Joy's Emma or Dakota Johnson's sort of Fleabag style mugging in Persuasion there's Love and Friendship my favourite with the very funny Kate Beckinsale basically there's loads and loads of stuff this is one of the most romanticised eras in British history and I say romanticised in both meanings of the word but what were the real rules and rituals of courtship
astonishing 82 million people who watched Bridgerton or the slightly fewer number of people who were charmed by Mr Malcolm's List still a very nice movie or maybe you fell for Anya Taylor-Joy's Emma or Dakota Johnson's sort of Fleabag style mugging in Persuasion there's Love and Friendship my favourite with the very funny Kate Beckinsale basically there's loads and loads of stuff this is one of the most romanticised eras in British history and I say romanticised in both meanings of the word but what were the real rules and rituals of courtship
In Georgian Britain, what did a man of good fortune do when in want of a wife? Well, today we are going to lay out a how-to dating guide. So we're going to crack on, and Dr Sally, basics first for our listeners who aren't entirely familiar with the Georgians as an era. Who, what, when, why, how? What are the Georgians?
In Georgian Britain, what did a man of good fortune do when in want of a wife? Well, today we are going to lay out a how-to dating guide. So we're going to crack on, and Dr Sally, basics first for our listeners who aren't entirely familiar with the Georgians as an era. Who, what, when, why, how? What are the Georgians?
If we're going to have a dating guide, we need to have a couple. So let's imagine our typical middle-class London living singleton, Cariad, what's his name?
If we're going to have a dating guide, we need to have a couple. So let's imagine our typical middle-class London living singleton, Cariad, what's his name?
Mr. Barnaby Sykes. And Barnaby is thinking of finding a wife. It's that time. And what do you think his motivation is for joining the marriage market, Cariad?
Mr. Barnaby Sykes. And Barnaby is thinking of finding a wife. It's that time. And what do you think his motivation is for joining the marriage market, Cariad?
But there is that line from Matthew Bolton, don't marry for money, but marry where money is.
But there is that line from Matthew Bolton, don't marry for money, but marry where money is.
How old do you think our bachelor, Mr. Barnaby Sykes, is? And what's the age range of ladies that he is seeking to match with?
How old do you think our bachelor, Mr. Barnaby Sykes, is? And what's the age range of ladies that he is seeking to match with?
So our young romantic hopeful, Barnaby Sykes, has decided to fall in love. But how does he find a date?
So our young romantic hopeful, Barnaby Sykes, has decided to fall in love. But how does he find a date?
We've got our Barnaby Sykes. The lady he's chatting to is rather boring, but he spots a hot young lady on the other side of the room, and she is called Cariad.
We've got our Barnaby Sykes. The lady he's chatting to is rather boring, but he spots a hot young lady on the other side of the room, and she is called Cariad.