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The Edwardians: everything you wanted to know

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What Would Ordinary, Everyday Life Have Looked Like?

Life for the working class in Edwardian england was tough. The middle classes were desperate to emulate the aristocracy, and they had allthese sort of weird rules around tea, tea time. But if we cand of pulled back a bit more generally, there was more leisure time. People were having fun. There were more motor vehicles on the streets. You had more modern conveniences,. better ovens in the house, cleaning agents, lighter fabrics for women as well. So yet, depended who you were really.

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