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Living standards for the poor in Edwardian BritainFor the working classes living conditions were generally poor, except for highly skilled workers such as printers (compositors), locomotive drivers, etc. In rural areas conditions were often much worse. In both town and country there were still a large number of living-in servants ...

Nevertheless, the period saw an expansion in social legislation, including the introduction of old age pensions and various kinds of government insurance schemes.

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What was the class system like in England in 1912?

I know this is a set homework for you but me giving you the answer wont help in the future. You need to try find information on the Internet, link it with other facts that you found out about England. The information wont be always be dot on from the 1912, so you need to find information and narrow it down. I know you might not think about the titanic sinking when you think about class system but you can get information from that. Did you see how the rich people had grand rooms, expensive food and so. But the lower class people had bunk beds and were locked on there floor when the boat went down. This shows that people did not care about other humans if they were not wealthy or some thing along that line. So just be sure to do that for that A in your GCSE.


Why couldn't the lower class people of Egypt be mummified?

Because, it was a very expensive task, and most did not have the money. Also, it was usually reserved for higher class nobels.


What best describes the Shang class systems?

lower classes were given plain burials


Which social groups were excluded and included within Victorian society?

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How did wealthy gentry class differ from other classes during the Victorian era?

The Gentry Class of the Victorian Era was the upper class. The people in the gentry were usually part of the royal family, lords temporal, and the ecclesiastical (part of the church); the Queen was at the top. Most of the people in the House of Commons (the lower house of parliament) were of the genrty, but all of the people in the House of Lords (upper house of the parliament) were of the Gentry. They lived lives of ease and lavish activities like parties and dancing were usual pastimes the Gentry enjoyed.

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Which color was it illegal for lower class people to wear in 1600 England?

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Who are the lower class people?

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Writers of what period wrote about the living conditions of the lower class living on the farms and in the cities of England?

Try "The Condition of the Working Class in England" by Friedrich Engels.


Was there a lower class?

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What Writers of which period wrote about the living conditions of the lower class living on the farms and in the cities of England?

Try "The Condition of the Working Class in England" by Friedrich Engels.


What kind of manners does England's have?

Just like any other country, it depends on what class of society you are examining. In just about all societies, the lower class people tend toward less concern about manners. Just as in the United States, British upper class tends to be "proper", middle class tends to be polite, and lower class tends to be "rough".


What class of people did van Gogh paint?

The class of people that van Gogh painted in general were peasants or lower class people.


Identify the title of the middle class people of roman society?

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What was the clothing style of the lower class of Victorian England?

very ragged and scaby looking


What wrote about the living conditions of the lower class living on the farms and in the cities of England?

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What 3 types of people made up Egypt's lower class?

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What were lower class people called?

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