Ep 81 - Dido Elizabeth Belle - Black Representation in Georgian Society

This week Tracey talks about a painting that sparked centuries of speculation and debate.

That painting is of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed raced woman in high society and her cousin Elizabeth Murray. Join us as we discuss society, culture, and race in Georgian England.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_Elizabeth_Belle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2013_film)

Jane Austens World 

https://janeaustensworld.com/tag/cost-of-living-in-regency-england/

Reclaiming Female and Racial Agency 

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=awe

Find My Past

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/discoveries/dido-elizabeth-belle

English Heritage

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/dido-belle/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgSe6IEed9w&ab_channel=EnglishHeritage

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/georgians/

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/painting-our-past/

History Co

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-story-of-dido-elizabeth-belle-britain-s-first-black-aristocrat

Black Past

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/belle-dido-elizabeth-1761-1804/

Fashion History 

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1778-martin-dido-elizabeth/

Scone Palace

https://scone-palace.co.uk/dido-elizabeth-belle-her-story-1761-1804

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/27/dido-belle-enigmatic-painting-that-inspired-a-movie

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