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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll

Also known as Little Miss Why (nickname)

Buckingham Palace, 1848 – London, 3 Dec 1939

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A life in time

  1. 1848

    Born in Buckingham Palace

  2. 3 Dec 1939

    Dies in London

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Buckingham Palace.

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The 1840s · Princess is born in Buckingham Palace

In the news1840

Introduction of the Penny Post

The Uniform Penny Post was introduced in 1840, making mail affordable and leading to a five-fold increase in sent letters.

Getting around

Walking was the common mode of travel

For everyday travel, most people relied on walking, typically covering about 3 miles per hour and rarely exceeding 20 miles in a single day.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Limited access to water and sanitation

Poor urban families often lacked indoor water and shared a street standpipe or an outdoor earth closet privy with many others.

What people wore

Everyday Men's Fashion Colors

During this period, men's clothing was typically divided into dress and undress; the latter, or everyday wear, often featured frock coats in brown or green colors with black velvet collars.

Music

Diverse instruments in nineteenth-century dance bands

In the 1830s, dance bands often featured a diverse range of instruments including violins, cellos, double bass, harps, horns, clarinets, and flageolets. Innovations also included mechanical instruments like the flageolet piano, which could play dance music with the effect of multiple instruments.

At the table

Bread Consumed Half of Family Income

Bread was the single largest food expense for ordinary families, accounting for over half of their total income in the 1830s and 1840s.