tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1896982633509578496..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Entailment in English Inheritance Laws during the Regency EraDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-2393315456921975232020-05-13T10:00:10.031-07:002020-05-13T10:00:10.031-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-55120759311932200542020-05-13T08:28:35.724-07:002020-05-13T08:28:35.724-07:00I didn't know this, thank you so much for shar...I didn't know this, thank you so much for sharing. I love learning details like this. Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-23814471691765954822020-05-13T08:27:51.390-07:002020-05-13T08:27:51.390-07:00I'm so glad :-)I'm so glad :-) Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-31997084554655183882020-05-13T08:27:38.122-07:002020-05-13T08:27:38.122-07:00It was typical that once a husband married, he wou...It was typical that once a husband married, he would take responsibility for his wife's family. which is one reason why it was in his best interest to choose a wife from a financially solvent family. If Mrs. Bennett had been to marry Lizzie off to Mr. Collins, she could expect that he would look after her and she might be able to manipulate her way into staying at Longborn. It's also part of why Lydia's marriage to Mr. Wickham is so awful for the family--he has no money and with him connected to the Bennett family it lowers their position even more because anyone who married another daughter would be connected to him and have a responsibility to the family is Wickham went on to ruin. You're right that both Lizzie and Jane were very lucky to find men who could and would support their family :-) Thanks for your insight.<br />Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-63229745818412489482020-05-13T08:24:17.940-07:002020-05-13T08:24:17.940-07:00Very interesting. I did not know this but had wond...Very interesting. I did not know this but had wondered how it passed to her. Thanks for sharing!Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-12882672358397649372020-05-13T06:01:36.887-07:002020-05-13T06:01:36.887-07:00Excellent post, than you. It's an important to...Excellent post, than you. It's an important topic to understand when we are looking at an era where there was no safety net. That certainly adds to the drama!<br /><br />"She could also tie up her property in what was called a separate estate before marriage which appointed a trustee to manage her holdings so that her husband couldn’t get it. "<br /><br />This is what Charlotte Bronte did before her marriage to The Rev. Arthur Bell in 1854. Her trustee was Joseph Taylor. He was her good friend, Mary Taylor's brother and a friend in his own right since Charlotte 's youth. When Charlotte became ill, she over turned that document, by creating a new will which made Arthur her absolute heir, if there were no children. It's good to know women had some means back then to counterbalance the huge power husband's had over a wife's money!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-19415101821034300102020-05-13T05:59:20.483-07:002020-05-13T05:59:20.483-07:00Thank you so much. Most informative and clears up...Thank you so much. Most informative and clears up a lot of confusion. Michelle Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068624435128996861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-72917809850385559402020-05-13T03:07:55.925-07:002020-05-13T03:07:55.925-07:00Also, never quite understood why Mrs Bennett is qu...Also, never quite understood why Mrs Bennett is quite so derided. Mr Collins is hardly a character one can imagine being eager to support the females of a distant family connection. Mrs Bennett was quite correct to worry for her future and that of her daughters. After all, for all her beauty there is no indication that Jane had ever recieved a serious offer, let alone one from a man rich enough to support her whole family. She was fortunate that Mr Bingley came to Netherfield and Lizzie was insanely lucky that Mr Darcy was so captivated by herChristine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372322188665410656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-37781042546108328082020-05-13T02:58:44.308-07:002020-05-13T02:58:44.308-07:00Nice article. A slightly more up-to-date example i...Nice article. A slightly more up-to-date example is that Queen Elizabeth II was never heiress apparent to the British throne basically because she was female. The Queen Mother was 51 when George VI died so not completely impossible she was pregnant. Had that been the case I think Elizabeth would have been obliged to step aside had the child been a boy.Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372322188665410656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-53177975057606105422020-05-13T01:38:29.997-07:002020-05-13T01:38:29.997-07:00Most interesting. Thanks for sharing. Have Tweeted...Most interesting. Thanks for sharing. Have Tweeted. Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.com