Ellie Dashwood | Why is Mr Collins inheriting Longbourn? | Pride and Prejudice Inheritance Laws @EllieDashwood | Uploaded June 2017 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
Feeling confused by Pride and Prejudice inheritance laws? Like, why is Mr Collins inheriting Longbourn anyway?
We all know Mr. Collins from Jane Austen's Book Pride and Prejudice. His creepy wave. His penchant for excellent boiled potatoes.
The way he’s set to kick Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters out of their house to live in the hedge grove as soon as their dad dies.
But wait… why can this ridiculous clergymen kick the Bennet sisters out of their house? No one even likes Mr. Collins. Who would leave a house to this guy?
Those are great questions, I'm going to answer them here for you in this video.We'll discuss what entailment is, how it is related to Mr. Collins and Elizabeth Bennet and look at the economic side of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
💰Learn more about Jane Austen Economics:
Why is Mr Darcy so Rich? youtu.be/51CRg7LLctw
Why are the Bennet sisters so poor? youtu.be/JhB6dUsh8iw
💕
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🕰Watching Guide
00:00 Why Will Mr Collins inherit Longbourn? [Intro]
00:47 Regency Era Inheritance Law Words to Know
01:05 Primogenitor: Why being the oldest son is awesome
01:56 The dangers of sub-dividing wealth
02:49 What about daughters and younger sons?
03:47 How did entailments preserved estates?
04:53 The entailment in Pride and Prejudice
06:00 So why will Mr Collins inherit?
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📚Books Talk About In This Video
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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1995 Miniseries (Colin Firth Version): amzn.to/42zFoSm
2005 Movie (Kiera Knightly Version): amzn.to/3qCNVqE
Sense and Sensibility
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u43s
Miniseries 2008: amzn.to/3oYpweI
Movie 1996: amzn.to/3J7gwe2
Persuasion
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u43y
Movie 1997: amzn.to/3J6UqZb
Movie 2008: amzn.to/3oX1XTs
Northanger Abbey
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u43z
BBC Movie 2007: amzn.to/43tyFe4
Emma
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u441
1996 Movie: amzn.to/43RxXal
2009 Miniseries: amzn.to/3qEJM5f
2020 Movie: amzn.to/45Yl9AM
Mansfield Park
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u446
Miniseries 2008: amzn.to/467BbbQ
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Feeling confused by Pride and Prejudice inheritance laws? Like, why is Mr Collins inheriting Longbourn anyway?
We all know Mr. Collins from Jane Austen's Book Pride and Prejudice. His creepy wave. His penchant for excellent boiled potatoes.
The way he’s set to kick Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters out of their house to live in the hedge grove as soon as their dad dies.
But wait… why can this ridiculous clergymen kick the Bennet sisters out of their house? No one even likes Mr. Collins. Who would leave a house to this guy?
Those are great questions, I'm going to answer them here for you in this video.We'll discuss what entailment is, how it is related to Mr. Collins and Elizabeth Bennet and look at the economic side of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
💰Learn more about Jane Austen Economics:
Why is Mr Darcy so Rich? youtu.be/51CRg7LLctw
Why are the Bennet sisters so poor? youtu.be/JhB6dUsh8iw
💕
INSTAGRAM @elliedashie ➝ instagram.com/elliedashie
WEBSITE ➝ elliedashwood.com
🕰Watching Guide
00:00 Why Will Mr Collins inherit Longbourn? [Intro]
00:47 Regency Era Inheritance Law Words to Know
01:05 Primogenitor: Why being the oldest son is awesome
01:56 The dangers of sub-dividing wealth
02:49 What about daughters and younger sons?
03:47 How did entailments preserved estates?
04:53 The entailment in Pride and Prejudice
06:00 So why will Mr Collins inherit?
FTC DISCLAIMER: Links may be affiliate links which means I'll receive a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for supporting my channel.
Try Audible: amzn.to/45Uzoqb
📚Books Talk About In This Video
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Novel go.magik.ly/ml/1u43m
1995 Miniseries (Colin Firth Version): amzn.to/42zFoSm
2005 Movie (Kiera Knightly Version): amzn.to/3qCNVqE
Sense and Sensibility
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u43s
Miniseries 2008: amzn.to/3oYpweI
Movie 1996: amzn.to/3J7gwe2
Persuasion
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u43y
Movie 1997: amzn.to/3J6UqZb
Movie 2008: amzn.to/3oX1XTs
Northanger Abbey
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u43z
BBC Movie 2007: amzn.to/43tyFe4
Emma
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u441
1996 Movie: amzn.to/43RxXal
2009 Miniseries: amzn.to/3qEJM5f
2020 Movie: amzn.to/45Yl9AM
Mansfield Park
Novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u446
Miniseries 2008: amzn.to/467BbbQ
#janeausten #prideandprejudice #regencyera #janeaustenbooks #classicbooks #inheritancelaws #entailment #primogeniture #emmajaneausten #mrcollins
