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Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Mayfair, 9 Aug 1914 – Ottawa, 26 Apr 1943

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A life in time

  1. 9 Aug 1914

    Born in Mayfair

  2. 26 Apr 1943

    Dies in Ottawa, aged 28

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During his lifetime

He lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Mayfair.

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The 1910s · Alastair is born in Mayfair

In the news1918–1928

Women Won the Right to Vote

In 1918, a limited number of women were allowed to vote, and by 1927 all women over 21 were granted the right to vote.

What people wore

Domestic servants' uniform requirements

Female domestic servants were required to purchase their own uniforms, which consisted of striped cotton dresses for morning chores and a black dress with a white cap and apron for afternoon duties.

Getting around

Horses ruled the early 1900s streets

Before World War One, horses dominated town streets, pulling everything from carriages and taxicabs to delivery carts and buses.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

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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

Affordable dance halls in the 1920s

During the 1920s in Glasgow, young people flocked to dance halls where they could dance for six hours for the price of sixpence. These halls were known for being fiercely respectable, and participants focused on skill and style.

Daily life

Water was often collected from outside taps

Many homes lacked running water, requiring families to collect it from an outside tap shared with neighbours and heat it on the stove for bathing.