How The Twentieth Century Affected Great Britain's Aristocracy
Beth Sims
Mrs. Stacie H. Williams
Creative Writing
20 December 2012
How The Twentieth Century Affected Great Britain’s Aristocracy Before the twentieth century began, changes started to occur that affected Great Britain drastically. These changes include a shift in the aristocracy’s power, sprouting from the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution triggered a change in politics. Politics led to one of the biggest events of the twentieth century: The Great War. This war forever changed the way of life for the British common people and the aristocratic person. The Great War helped to innovate modern technology that continues to impact us today. All of these changes contributed to the new era of twentieth century Great Britain. The century mark ushered in a …show more content…
Her main attention was focused on the servants, the house, and anything that had an appearance that could be judged. She looked after how the house was run and the detail of decoration in the house, the relationship with the servants, and lastly her children. Her relationship with her children was different; they did not see each other frequently throughout the day. The decisions the mother made reflected how the family was viewed by the outside world and the family’s appearance to society (Hyams 47-48). Unlike the father, the mother’s role was affected by the industrial revolution. Mothers of that day would have always stayed at home, but as the industrial revolution came in, it brought about change for a mother. The industrial revolution offered women opportunity. The women and mothers of that day now had a choice and freedom to have a job. Women during the industrial revolution found themselves in factories working and providing for their families. An aristocratic mother would not have worked in a factory, but an industrializing family’s mother would have worked in a factory (Kishlansky, Stearns, Greaves, and et al
Mrs. Stacie H. Williams
Creative Writing
20 December 2012
How The Twentieth Century Affected Great Britain’s Aristocracy Before the twentieth century began, changes started to occur that affected Great Britain drastically. These changes include a shift in the aristocracy’s power, sprouting from the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution triggered a change in politics. Politics led to one of the biggest events of the twentieth century: The Great War. This war forever changed the way of life for the British common people and the aristocratic person. The Great War helped to innovate modern technology that continues to impact us today. All of these changes contributed to the new era of twentieth century Great Britain. The century mark ushered in a …show more content…
Her main attention was focused on the servants, the house, and anything that had an appearance that could be judged. She looked after how the house was run and the detail of decoration in the house, the relationship with the servants, and lastly her children. Her relationship with her children was different; they did not see each other frequently throughout the day. The decisions the mother made reflected how the family was viewed by the outside world and the family’s appearance to society (Hyams 47-48). Unlike the father, the mother’s role was affected by the industrial revolution. Mothers of that day would have always stayed at home, but as the industrial revolution came in, it brought about change for a mother. The industrial revolution offered women opportunity. The women and mothers of that day now had a choice and freedom to have a job. Women during the industrial revolution found themselves in factories working and providing for their families. An aristocratic mother would not have worked in a factory, but an industrializing family’s mother would have worked in a factory (Kishlansky, Stearns, Greaves, and et al