history

250 years before Jane Austen
Director of Jane Austen’s House takes you back in time to explore the seismic political, religious, and social…
Living with Jane Austen
Janet Todd has been reading Jane Austen for many decades, observing how her work alters through the lens…
Dye & Colour in Regency Life
Trace the creatively described colours of fashions in the journals of the time back to the ancient art and…
Journeys of (Re)Discovery: Renaissance Academies & their Archives
The Renaissance: Journeys of Discovery at BRLSI is a yearlong programme of talks and events exploring the many joys,…
Assembly & Diversity in Jane Austen’s Bath
This talk, with Dr Tim Moore, explores the vibrant world of Georgian Bath and the radical inclusivity of…
Jane Austen’s Portrait
This talk charts the extensive research made by forensic artist portrait painter, Melissa Dring, when commissioned to produce…
BRLSI – inspiring minds since 1824
In the early 19th century some prominent residents proposed that a permanent Literary and Scientific Institution be created…
Austen Fantasy House Hunt
The streets and houses in Jane Austen’s novels are essential to defining the people who occupy them, but…
Trace fossils – evidence of life with no bones
Trace fossils are marks and patterns in sedimentary rocks produced by the activities of animals and plants.
The Sack of Bath – and after
In the 1960s, Bath City Council set about replacing lesser Georgian buildings with modern developments. Most were out of harmony, out…
Selma (2014) + Q&A with Roger Griffith MBE
To mark the 60th anniversary of both the US Voting Rights Act and the UK’s Race Relations Act,…
Playing with prints
Play with various printing techniques to represent your ideas about fossils, bones & rocks.
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