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Princess Caroline of Great Britain

Herrenhausen Palace, 10 Jun 1713 – St James's Palace, 28 Dec 1757

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A life in time

  1. 10 Jun 1713

    Born in Herrenhausen Palace

  2. 28 Dec 1757

    Dies in St James's Palace, aged 44

Family

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Parents

During her lifetime

She lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Herrenhausen Palace.

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The 1710s · Princess is born in Herrenhausen Palace

In the news1717

Compulsory education introduced in Prussia

Prussia introduced compulsory education for children between the ages of five and twelve.

What people wore

Limited Wardrobes and Sunday Best

For ordinary people, clothing was strictly divided into everyday wear and Sunday best, as a person's wardrobe was very limited three hundred years ago.

Getting around

Slow Pace of Mail Coach Travel

Travel by mail coach was slow, moving at a walking pace of about 4-5 km/h. A journey from Nuremberg to Leipzig covered roughly 70 hours, and to Regensburg about 20 hours.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1715

The Riot Act 1715

The Riot Act was passed, allowing authorities to disperse groups of 12 or more people gathered for unlawful purposes.

Music

High fines for unauthorized trumpet playing

In the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, musicians who performed with unauthorized trumpets or kettledrums at public fairs or taverns faced a fine of fifty Reichsthaler.

Daily life

Simple and Frugal Home Interiors

Homes often had low ceilings, whitewashed walls, and floors made of stone or brick that were covered in sand. Rooms were sparsely furnished, and houses frequently lacked clocks, making time-keeping and domestic life simple and frugal.