Season 5 Ep 11 What would Jane do about...marriage between different classes?

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Responding to the Bridgerton season 4, with the theme of a gentleman marrying a servant, Julia Golding and Kate Macfarlane take a look at the issue of marriage between classes. Starting with a review of Bridgerton, they go on to look at the factual background on which it is loosely based. Why is Pamela so important? And what about Shamela? Which working class character gets the best press in all of Jane's novels? See if you agree with the team!