Dearest Gentle Reader, a very Bridgerton Big Ideas! Australian novelists dissect the regency era

As Bridgerton continues to captivate millions and we just marked the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, the Regency era has never been more thrilling. But how much must you know about corsets and carriages before you can break the rules? What's behind Bridgerton's runaway success? Should we love or loathe what it does with Regency history? Indeed, what would Jane Austen think of it all? Presented at the History Unbound Historical Novel Festival Speakers Alison Goodman Writer of crime, fantasy and historical fiction; her latest release is The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, the second book in the Ill-Mannered Ladies series Kelly Gardiner Author of historical fiction and co-author of the crime novel Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective Sharmini Kumar Founder and Artistic Director of 24 Carrot Productions; co-author of the crime novel Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective Elizabeth Leydin (host) Author of Recency romance novels (aka Pamela Hart aka Pamela Freeman)