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Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark

Athens, 4 May 1913 – London, 2 Oct 2007

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A life in time

  1. 4 May 1913

    Born in Athens

  2. 2 Oct 2007

    Dies in London, aged 94

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 10 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 1910s · Princess is born in Athens

In the news1916–1917

Famine during Allied blockade

During the Allied blockade of 1916-17, famine struck southern Greece and the capital, leading to reliance on soup kitchens and the growth of the black market.

What people wore

Transition in undergarments

Women in some mountain villages did not wear underpants, and when they began to adopt them, the garments were considered a sign of modernity or sometimes even backwardness.

Getting around

Social Railway Travel in Greece

Railway travel was slow and leisurely; trains stopped at every station for up to ten minutes, during which passengers could visit wine shops or interact with local hawkers. These stops were treated as social events, with villagers often gathering at the station to talk to passengers.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1914

Expansion of the telegraph network

In 1914, the Greek state took over the management of the railway telegraph service and expanded its network across the country.

Music

Private family music ensembles

Small musical groups called kompanies, typically consisting of violin, santouri (dulcimer), guitar, or oud, played for private family celebrations like weddings and engagements.

Daily life

Primitive living in rural Greek peasant cabins

Peasant homes were typically one-room cabins shared with livestock, featuring a hearth made of a flat stone for fire without a proper chimney. Cooking for families was often done outside using a bee-hive shaped clay oven.