#408 | Upstairs, Downstairs: The Lives of British Servants

 

It was at one point the most popular job in Britain, surpassing professions such as coal mining and factory work.

 

In this episode, we'll be talking about the servant class, the hierarchy of different types of servants, and the decline of household service in Britain.

 

• Most popular job in Britain: Household service in 1901
• Reasons for high servant numbers: Supply and demand factors
• Experiences of female servants were generally worse
• Hierarchy among servants: Butler and housekeeper at the top
• Decline of domestic service: Supply, demand, and technological changes
• Modern view: Live-in servants are mostly limited to the very wealthy
• Recommended media: Downton Abbey, Gosford Park, The Remains of the Day

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/british-servants-lives

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