Darcy and Lizzy had a prenup? Jane Austen, Women, Money & Marriage Settlements + Stealing an Heiress

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/elliedashwood12211 💕 In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Mr Darcy and Lizzy Bennet are about get married... but first they need to sign the Regency Era equivalent of a prenup! In this vide we discuss 19th century "marriage settlements." We delve into how these important documents protected brides, heiresses and even Lydia Bennet. Watch now to learn about the common law basics when it came to Georgian Era women's property rights, a wife's allowance called "pin money" and even a true crime story of "stealing an heiress." 💕 INSTAGRAM @elliedashie ➝ https://www.instagram.com/elliedashie/ WEBSITE ➝ https://elliedashwood.com FTC Disclaimer This video is sponsored by Skillshare. Links may be affiliate links which means I'll receive a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my channel. 📽 Other Videos to Watch: Why Is Mr Darcy Not a Lord? https://youtu.be/Y7mlaqkuf9U Are Lizzy and Darcy in the Same Social Class? https://youtu.be/jYkPnEEogng How to Size Up a Single Man of Large Fortune? https://youtu.be/i6eduJy8iNk Is the Bennet Family Poor? https://youtu.be/o0vYtSf2iP8 Why is Mr Collins inheriting Longbourn? https://youtu.be/SPFeB2bOO-0 Vea otros videos con subtítulos en español: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBWNOCXcAYfyeQ6suSNa0iZF7-wIF56l ✨✨ Try Audible: https://amzn.to/45Uzoqb ❤️ Shop my Amazon favorites: https://amzn.to/45WBoOM 🧐 Learn More ADLINGTON, J. H. (1820). The Cyclopædia of Law; Or, the Correct British Lawyer; (n.p.): Southwark. Bonfield, L. (1980). Marriage Settlements and the “Rise of Great Estates”: A Rejoinder. The Economic History Review, 33(4), 559–563. https://doi.org/10.2307/2594804 Burke, P. (1851). Celebrated Trials Connected with the Upper Classes of Society, in the Relations of Private Life. United Kingdom: W. Benning & Company. Erickson, A. L. (1990). Common Law versus Common Practice: The Use of Marriage Settlements in Early Modern England. The Economic History Review, 43(1), 21–39. https://doi.org/10.2307/2596511 Macqueen, J. F. (1849). The Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife. United Kingdom: S. Sweet. Peachey, J. P. (1860). A Treatise on the Law of Marriage and Other Family Settlements: With Precedents and Practical Notes. United Kingdom: H. Sweet. Perkin, J. (2016). Women and Marriage in Nineteenth-Century England. London: Routledge. Rutterford, J., & Maltby, J. (2006). FRANK MUST MARRY MONEY: MEN, WOMEN, AND PROPERTY IN TROLLOPE’S NOVELS. The Accounting Historians Journal, 33(2), 169–199. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40698346 A Treatise of Feme Coverts, Or, The Lady's Law. (1732). United Kingdom: E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of B. Sayer). 🎨 Favorite Art Collections Rijks Museum: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection Musee du Paris: https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/en Yale Center for British Art: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/ Massachusetts Digital Commonwealth: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/ 💻 YouTube Tools I Use ✨ Camera, Audio, Lighting, Tech ➝ https://obsw.it/s/3vyp Editing Software ➝ https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1100lrdk4 Website Hosting ➝ https://go.shopmy.us/p-1619829 YouTube SEO Tool (CODE: elliedashwood)➝ https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=elliedashwood Stock Footage & Images ➝ http://1.envato.market/Ea9D7n Music ➝ https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/6180u8 🕰 Watching Guide 00:00 Lizzy and Darcy have a prenup? Marriage Settlements [Intro] 00:54 Regency Era Common Law and Women's Money 03:25 Marriage Settlements Protect Women's Property 05:53 Families Negotiating a Settlement 06:53 How would the money be used? Husband vs Separate estate 08:41 Pin Money as mentioned in Pride and Prejudice 11:27 Provision for Widows 13:24 Providing for Younger Sons and Daughter's Portions 18:19 Seducing or Stealing an Heiress 20:45 True Crime: Miss Taylor's Story 21:50 Lydia and Wickham's Marriage Settlement 25:04 Sum Up & Outro As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. #janeausten #prideandprejudice #regencyera #marriagesettlements #pinmoney #stealinganheiress #mrwickham