HIST 1F95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Times, Eiffel Tower, Epicenter
21 Jul 2015
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Lecture 1: belle poque - friday september 6, 2013. The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there l. p. hartley. Belle poque- the belle poque or la belle poque was a period in french and belgian history that is conventionally dated as starting in 1871 and ending when world war i began in 1914. Automobiles are expensive and are not commonly used. All of the necessities of life are delivered by horse drawn carriages either to your door or to a local store. People didn"t tend to take trips, they stayed in their local area. Shipping now allows items from other places to be bought. The newspaper became an important item to have, ex. Mail service was an important aspect of everyday life, delivered twice a day. A letter sent from london to northern scotland would typically arrive in a days" time. Steam ships now made travelling easier and were popular with the higher class.
