Sedan Chairs: The ultimate in private mobility
When we last checked in with Blue Order Historian Mr. Bennet in London, he had begun to use a sedan chair to get around because of his advanced arthritis. But what was a sedan chair?
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The Original Uber: Surprising Facts About Georgian and Victorian Travel
Getting from here to there has been a challenge for long as there has been a ‘here’ to be and a ‘there’ to get to.
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The wedding ceremony itself was a performance of social status in 19th-century England.
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Throughout the 19th century, from the Regency period to the height of the Victorian era, marriage stood as a paramount social and economic institution in England.
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