Dec 21 Scraplift: Jane Austen's History of England

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was only 15 or 16 years old when she wrote her brilliant, satirical, tongue-in-cheek History of England (1791). She jokingly described herself as “a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant Historian.” Partial and prejudiced she may have been (she definitely favoured the Stuarts over the Tudors!), but ignorant she was not. Here she comments ironically on the erasure of women from official historical accounts (“it is not in my power to inform the Reader who was his wife”…).

My scraplift of



Let’s Make Believe: M3 February 2021: Little Butterfly Wings, Lynn G, Paula Kesselring & Rachel Jefferies
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Our Castle kit: M3 and Lynn Grieveson
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Elements (add-on) M3 February 2021: M3 and Little Butterfly Wings
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In a Land Far Away Doorway Transfers: M3 Add-ons and Rachel Jefferies
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A Bit Worn No. 7: Valerie Wibbens
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Illustration of Henry IV: Jane Austen, The History of England (internet download [public domain])

Fonts: Geographica; Jane Austen