Jane Austen 250: 1775 - A World in Motion

Jane Austen 250: 1775 - A World in Motion 

On 16th December 1775, Jane Austen was born into a rapidly evolving world. This is a time of enormous social changes, industrial innovation and scientific advances - and revolution is in the air...  

Emma Hughes (‘The Lady Time Traveller’) is a Costumed Interpreter based in Cornwall, delivering education sessions, presentations and tours in historic clothing. Specialising in Tudor and Stuart, Victorian and World War II history.

In Emma’s words:

“I was privileged to start my career at Hampton Court Palace, training with Past Pleasures Ltd. as a Costumed Interpreter. The company motto was ‘I can trick you into learning with a laugh’ from Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeoman of the Guard, and it’s been my guiding philosophy ever since. History should be fun!”

Tickets: £5

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