Victorian Did You Know

       Did you know that servants in Victorian times used parts of the house that were specifically designed to be used by them alone? Maids and servants used special back staircases, while the family and guests used the main staircase. Maids were expected to work invisibly, that is perform duties while the family was asleep or tend to a room that was not meant to be used at the time. Most maids didn’t even see any of the family members that they worked for in their years of service. In a sense, these servants were the ghosts of the house, keeping it impeccably clean and prepared without anyone acknowledging their individual existence.

More Was Lost than Just Potatoes

            Did you know that when the Potato Famine in Ireland struck in 1845, 6 million in Britain and Ireland existed almost completely on potatoes? How tragic it must have been to depend on potatoes for both necessity and meals. Without potatoes, though the established aristocrats have enough at their disposal to make up for this loss, their meals will lack substantially something very dear, indeed! Soups will be less fulfilling; plates will be less filled; guests will be left unsatisfied! The loss that England and Ireland suffered was tragic, indeed.