 | | 2012-12-10 17:06
From blog Diary of a Vintage Girl | Vintage Fashion & Lifestyle
Edwardian Society Christmas
In my final King's Ginger adventure for 2012, I decided, perhaps unsurprisingly, to do something seasonal. I wanted to write about the Edwardian Christmas - what they ate and what they might have done for entertainment - and after only a few moments of research, discovered that a nearby National Trust property, Polesden Lacey, had an actual event on. So, last weekend, I went off to find out about the house's links to the one and only Edward VII. After all, ginger is nothing if not festive!
The lady of the manor of Polesden Lacey from 1906 to her death in 1942 (and the main subject of this piece) was Margaret
Greville, a very
famous Edwardian hostess. She...
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