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Marie of Romania

Eastwell Park, 29 Oct 1875 – Peleș Castle, 10 Jul 1938

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 29 Oct 1875

    Born in Eastwell Park

  2. 1893–1913

    6 children are born

  3. 1914–1927

    Consort of Romania

  4. 10 Jul 1938

    Dies in Peleș Castle, aged 62

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 6

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 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 1870s · Marie is born in Eastwell Park

In the news1870

1870 Education Act mandate school for everyone

The Education Act of 1870 mandated that school became accessible for everyone in Britain.

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

Mixing modern rail and traditional transport methods

By the late 19th century, railways were the preferred mode for longer distances, while people still routinely used horses, carriages, and walking for short trips or to reach stations. This mixture of old and new technologies meant that even as trains became standard for intercity travel, older methods persisted for everyday urban and rural transport.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1879

1879 Tay Bridge collapses killing 75 passengers

In 1879, the two-mile Tay Bridge collapsed during a storm, killing 75 passengers in Britain's largest engineering disaster.

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.