: Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne Taken from Original Sources by Ashton John - Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century; Great Britain History Anne 1702-1714

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CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION .

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The Duke of Gloucester -- The Queen's refusal to marry again -- Treatment of children after birth -- Baptismal feasts -- A christening -- 'Daffy's Elixir' -- Treatment of infantile diseases -- The nursery -- Toys -- Children's books -- Horn-books -- Private tuition -- Boarding and day schools -- Free schools -- Classical education -- School-books -- Penmanship -- Runaway boys -- College education -- Charity schools 1

CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION .

Boarding schools -- Town and country educations -- Pastry schools -- Dancing -- Toasts -- 'The Little Whig' -- Madame Spanheim 17

MARRIAGE.

Eloping with heiresses -- Marriage between children -- Tax on bachelors -- Valentines -- Marriage settlements -- Pin money -- Posies -- Drummers -- Private marriages -- Irregular marriages -- Fleet parsons -- Marriage Act -- Facility of marriage -- Liability of husbands -- Public marriages -- Marriage customs -- Bride's garters -- Throwing the stocking -- The Posset -- Honeymoon 22

DEATH AND BURIAL.

Longevity -- Undertakers' charges -- Costliness of funerals -- Mourning -- Burial in woollen -- Burial Societies -- Burial by night -- A cheat -- Mourning rings -- Funeral pomp -- Monuments -- Description of a funeral -- A Roman Catholic funeral -- Widows 35

HOUSES, FURNITURE, ETC.

'Queen Anne' houses -- Vanbrugh's house -- Real 'Queen Anne' houses -- Hangings and wall papers -- Letting and rent -- Prevention of fire -- A fire -- Insurance companies -- Water supply -- Thames Water Works -- New River -- Coals -- Furniture -- China -- Bedsteads 46

SERVANTS.

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