HERstory Pod, by The HERstory Project Our podcast is now on Youtube! In this episode Abby and Jillian come out from behind their microphones and in front of the camera to talk about Jane Austen for her 250th birthday!Useful resources/Reading list:Jane Austen's novels will be available from any bookstore, we recommend checking out your local independent stores!https://www.wordery.com/book/the-complete-novels-of-jane-austen/jane-austen-jane-austen/9781631066436Jane Austen’s House: https://janeaustens.house/Jane Austen website: https://www.janeausten.org/BBC documentary: Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius (2025)BBC documentary: Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors (2017)Lucy Worsley, Jane Austen at Home (2017)Claire Tomalin, Jane Austen: A Life (1997)James Edward Austen-Leigh, A Memoir of Jane Austen (1869)Helena Kelly, Jane Austen, The Secret Radical (2016)Helen Amy, Jane Austen’s England (2017)Rebecca Smith, Jane Austen’s Guide to Modern Life’s Dilemmas (2012) and The Jane Austen Writers’ Club (2016)Paula Byrne, The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things (2013), and Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius (2025)Roy and Leslie Adkins, Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England (2013)Devoney Looser, The Making of Jane Austen (2019)History Extra Collection’s Special Edition Magazine on Jane Austen is available now.---HERstory Pod is hosted by Abby Woodman and Jillian Ducker.Researcher: Rebecca GaddEditor & Producer: Caitlin PaulSign up to receive updates on The HERstory Project and check out our FREE content at https://www.herstoryproj.com/To support the Project you can donate to our Kofi and for a limited time get a digital copy of The HERstory Project Journal (DIGITAL) for just £5.https://ko-fi.com/herstoryproj

Which popstar would Henrietta Maria be? Why is Anna of Denmark Baby Spice?

In part 3 of our Stuart monarchs miniseries Abby and Jillian talk about the lives of their favourites, Anna of Denmark and Henrietta Maria. They discuss who they were, how they ruled and how one of them stole crown jewels to help fund the Royalist Army! Most importantly, they decide which popstar would inspire their songs in their SIX the musical.

The HERstory Project Podcast is hosted by Abby Woodman and Jillian Ducker.

This episode produced and edited by Abby Woodman. Research by Jillian Ducker and Abby Woodman.

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In part 2 of our Stuart monarchs miniseries Abby and Jillian talk about the lives, reigns and sex lives of the Merry Monarch, James II and William of Orange.

The HERstory Project Podcast is hosted by Abby Woodman and Jillian Ducker.

This episode produced and edited by Abby Woodman. Research by Jillian Ducker and Abby Woodman.

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