The Historical Context of 'Pride and Prejudice' By Chryssa Pap Period: 1780 to 1799 The Industrial Revolution in the U.K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLhNP0qp38Q Period: 1789 to 1799 The French Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEZqarUnVpo Period: 1796 to 1797 Jane Austen writes 'First Impressions' https://www.digitalausten.org/node/34 Jan 1, 1801 Northern Ireland's Union with Great Britain http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apgb/Geo3/39-40/67/contents 1804 The Slave Trade Act https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/rights/abolition.htm 1811 Jane Austen revises "First Impressions' which becomes 'Pride and Prejudice'. Period: 1811 to 1820 The Regency Period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_era Oct 28, 1811 'Pride and Prejudice' is published.