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In the news1908
Old Age Pensions Introduced in 1908
In 1908, Parliament approved means-tested old age pensions of up to five shillings a week for people over 70.
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Montagu House, Whitehall, 25 Dec 1901 – Kensington Palace, 29 Oct 2004
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Facts and their sources
- Born25 Dec 1901, Montagu House, Whitehallnot verified1 source
- Died29 Oct 2004, Kensington Palacenot verified1 source
A life in time
25 Dec 1901
Born in Montagu House, Whitehall
1941–1944
2 children are born
29 Oct 2004
Dies in Kensington Palace, aged 102
Family
See the treeDuring her lifetime
She lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Montagu House, Whitehall.
General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.
The 1900s · Princess is born in Montagu House, Whitehall
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.
At the table
Buying Meat for Home Cooking
Because many working-class homes lacked ovens, families often bought 3/4 pound of leg of beef and 1/2 pound of beef suet for meat puddings or rissoles.
Around the world · 1903–1906Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain
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.
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
Lighting in the home was rarely electric
Most late-Victorian and Edwardian families lacked electricity and relied on gas, or in rural areas, oil lamps and homemade rushlights.