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Alexandra of Yugoslavia

Athens, 25 Mar 1921 – East Sussex, 30 Jan 1993

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A life in time

  1. 25 Mar 1921

    Born in Athens

  2. 17 Jul 1945

    A son is born

  3. 30 Jan 1993

    Dies in East Sussex, aged 71

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Athens.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Alexandra is born in Athens

In the news1922

Arrival of 1.2 million refugees

Following the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe, about 1.2 million refugees arrived in Greece, representing 20 percent of the population and causing massive urban expansion.

What people wore

Handwoven Alatzas Fabric Clothing

In poor villages, women often wove their own clothes from cotton fabric called alatzas, with the previous year's festive outfit becoming the current year's work clothing.

Getting around

Walking and pack animals in Crete

In rural Crete, people traveled across the island mostly on foot or by pack animals like donkeys and mules, with the longest 60 km journey taking 24 hours.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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In the news1919–1939

Council Housing Construction Began in 1919

Following the 1919 Housing Act, local authorities began building council houses to replace slums, with over 1 million built by 1939.

Music

Entertainment at Home and Taverns

Ordinary people frequently held gatherings at home where they sang and danced to popular music, as professional dance halls were often considered too expensive. Instruments commonly used at these home gatherings included guitars, accordions, and violins.

Daily life

Limited water and sanitation access

Before modern infrastructure, households relied on wells or communal village taps for water, often hauling it in barrels. Bathrooms were minimal or nonexistent; villagers frequently used trees or fields as toilets.