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Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Also known as Baby Bee (nickname)

Eastwell Park, 1884 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 1966

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 1884

    Born in Eastwell Park

  2. 1910–1913

    3 children are born

  3. 1966

    Dies in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Eastwell Park.

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

The 1880s · Princess is born in Eastwell Park

In the news1881

1881 First electric power station opens

The first electric power station in England opened in Godalming in 1881.

What people wore

Sunday Best as a Status Symbol

Ordinary working-class men and women maintained a Sunday best outfit, often a three-piece suit for men, to symbolize respectability and celebrate the weekly day of rest.

Getting around

Dramatic increases in travel speed by rail

Rail travel speeds significantly outperformed earlier coaches, with journeys that took 20 hours by stagecoach in 1830 taking only five hours by train by the early 20th century. For example, in 1872, a 220-mile trip to Scotland via train and carriage took over 9.5 hours, averaging about 23 miles per hour.

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.Around the world · 1886

The motor car. Carl Benz patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, the first practical car powered by a petrol engine.

supplied by Carl Benz to William Worby Beaumont · public domain

In the news1853–1882

1853: Mass emigration to Latin America starts

From 1853 to 1882, 325,000 Galicians emigrated, marking a period of intense, large-scale migration to Latin American countries like Cuba and Brazil.

Music

Paying for Dance at Festivals

At late nineteenth-century festivals, musicians often used a dancing booth with a box for money, where dancers would pay a fee to participate in the festivities. Collecting these fees became more difficult when round dances and waltzes replaced older country dances.

Daily life

Shared water and toilets were common

Many working-class homes lacked indoor plumbing, requiring families to share an outdoor tap and toilet with several neighboring households.