Castle Square, Southampton

This is where Austen and some of her family lived from 1806-1089. Southampton is surrounded by picturesque countryside and is also close to Portsmouth. 

("In Jane Austen's Footsteps." Historic Southampton, 27 Sept. 2020,
     historicsouthampton.co.uk/austen/. Accessed 14 Nov. 2022.)

Antigua, Caribbean Sea

Antigua and Barbuda are small islands off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean sea. Antigua was colonized in 1632 by the British and remained in their possession till 1981.  In Antigua, the British Royal Navy became the headquarters for the Caribbean fleet. The islands were known for slavery, and sugar cane was the leading economy. British colonists brought enslaved Africans to Antigua because many natives succumbed to diseases the white population brought over, but enslaved Africans were more resilient to those sicknesses.

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