It was not unusual at a ball in the 1800s for dancers to have wax dripped down on them as they progressed around the floor – courtesy of the candles burning in the chandeliers above them. – source: What Jane Austin…
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Trivia Thursday # 19
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Trivia Thursday #17
In the early 1800s the first dance at a ball would most likely have been a minuet with country dances to follow. By the mid 1800s a quadrille would have been the usual choice for the first dance and would…
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Trivia Thursday #15
In England prior to 1833 a widow had a right of dower (the income from about one-third of her deceased husband’s land). After 1833 what monies the wife would receive in the event of her husband’s death were dependent on the…
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Trivia Thursday #14
An English woman’s odds of dying in childbirth in 1870 were about 1 in 200. – source: What Jane Austen Ate and What Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool
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Trivia Thursday #13
In England, prior to 1823, a male or female under the age of 21 could not marry without parental consent. After 1823, a male could legally marry without parental consent at the age of 14 and a female could marry…
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Posted in marriage and family, Trivia Thursday
Trivia Thursday #12
The type of lighting a family used in the 1800s was influenced by their financial situation. Rushlights (rushes dipped in drippings or grease) were used by the poor and the frugal because they could be made for free and avoided the tax on candles. Tallow candles were…
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