Please give me some detail of the life of the rich in 19th century in britain!. where they live!? Do they have enough food and water!? Are they clean!?
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please name some good website!. need it for my project!. thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Well, during the course of the nineteenth century rich people generally lived pretty well!. They had large houses, with many servants to look after their every need!. Indoor plumbing did not really catch on until the late 19th century, but the rich would certainly have bathed, they had servants to heat the water and carry it upstairs in cans to fill the bathtub!. They may not have bathed ever day though, since it was such an arduous process!. Most of the time they would have washed in a basin in their rooms, pouring water from a jug into the basin!. Members of the upper classes generally had a house in the country and a house in town!. it was important to be in town for 'the season', in summer, when everyone was giving balls and parties, going to the theatre and concerts and to art galleries etc, in winter they would generally spend a lot of time in the country, where they would go hunting (on horseback, for foxes) and have shooting parties, where pheasants and other game birds that had been specially reared for the purpose would be released so that the men could shoot them!. Women went hunting, but I don't think they were generally expected to take part in shooting, which was generally a masculine occupation!. In the 19th century, the rich generally ate very well!. They had large meals of many courses!. Breakfast was a lavish affair, usually there would be a buffet with lots of dishes set out from which they would help themselves (like hotels generally do nowadays)!. there would usually be several hot dishes, bacon and eggs of course, sausages, devilled kidneys, chops, kedgeree (a dish made from rice, eggs and smoked fish, and of course toast, marmalade, tea, coffee etc!. Lunch and dinner would be more formal, with courses served individually by the servants!. there would also be afternoon tea, which was taken at about four o'clock, with tea, sandwiches, cakes, etc!. Dinner would last for several courses, the victorians were very hearty eaters!. Six courses or more was not unusual!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |