Emberley HallRegency and Victorian life, told slowly: every episode with its full article and sources.https://emberleyhall.com/en-usColonel Brandon Lost Her at Seventeen. Her Fortune Was the Reasonhttps://emberleyhall.com/episodes/colonel-brandon-eliza/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/colonel-brandon-eliza/Eliza was married at seventeen to Brandon's brother because her fortune could clear the family's debts. When the marriage ended, the money stayed.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Real Rule of the Victorian Affair: Her Husband Had to Be Therehttps://emberleyhall.com/episodes/victorian-affair-husband/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/victorian-affair-husband/A wife's invitations depended on her husband sitting at the table, and the 1857 Divorce Act shut the court to any husband who had looked away.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat Did Lydia Bennet Get for Marrying Wickham?https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/lydia-bennet-wickham/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/lydia-bennet-wickham/Her good name back, bought by Darcy for over £2,000, and a marriage to a man on about £67 a year that the law gave her no way to end.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTVictorian Separate Bedrooms Are a Myth. The Second Room Had Another Namehttps://emberleyhall.com/episodes/victorian-separate-bedrooms/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/victorian-separate-bedrooms/Victorian couples shared one bed. The room beside it was a dressing room, and most never held a bed; a doctor told wives when to sleep apart.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat Did Charlotte Lucas Get for Marrying Mr Collins?https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/charlotte-lucas-mr-collins/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/charlotte-lucas-mr-collins/A parish house, a rector's income of about £200 to £450 a year and a place ahead of unmarried women, paid for with her separate existence in law.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTVictorian Courtship's Famous Codes Were Sold, Not Secrethttps://emberleyhall.com/episodes/victorian-courtship-codes/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/victorian-courtship-codes/The fan and flower languages were sold by a fan shop and printers. Real courtship ran on a look, a bow, a calling card and, from 1840, a penny stamp.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Regency Woman Did Not Have Three Seasons to Marry. She Had Something Worsehttps://emberleyhall.com/episodes/regency-marriage-market-seasons/https://emberleyhall.com/episodes/regency-marriage-market-seasons/No period source gives three Seasons. Women of the class married at about 25, six or seven Seasons in, and one in six never married at all.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT