Syllabus
1. Introduction
2. Financial matters
3. Social classes and structures
4. Population and demography
5. Working classes I
6. Working classes II
7. Middle classes I
8. Middle classes II
9. Upper classes
10. Sport and leisure time
11. Culture and literature
12. Conclusion
Annotation
The seminar focuses on the everyday life of all social classes in the early19th century Britain. The course explores all aspects of daily life of rich and poor families in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland in the late Georgian and early Victorian period.