Setting (Time Period) Sometime during the late Georgian Era of England (Early 1800s). King George III was king during this time until he was deemed mentally unfit to rule in 1811 and his son George IV was named Prince Regent and ruled in his place, thus beginning the Regency Period. Also during this time period was the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon, and the ensuing Napoleonic Wars between England and France.
Setting (Places) Meryton village in Hertfordshire - the location of Longbourn, the home of the Bennet family, Lucas Lodge, home of the Lucases, and the location of Netherfield Park, where Mr. Bingley resides.
Lambton, in Derbyshire - the village nearby Pemberley estate, the home of Mr. Darcy and his sister.
Rosings Garden, in Kent - the estate of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. The home of Lady Catherine, her daughter, and the Collinses.
London - The capital of England. The home of the Gardiners and the Bingleys.
Culture
Heavily class-based (third of the country in poverty)
Land-owning gentry were most influential social class
Land was kept within powerful families through strict inheritance laws
Marriage served as means to acquire greater wealth and status
Women’s primary purpose was to find a profitable marriage