During the 19th century the village people included farmers, tradesmen, drapers and dressmakers.  There was always a need for skilled workers in agriculture.  If landless agricultural laborers were powerless to prevent exploitation, which were forced to work long hours and the wages were low.  Decrease of employment was caused by the collapse of rural industries.  […]

Primogeniture: Law during the 18th century which dictated that the firstborn son would inherit the entire estate from his parents after their death. This was strictly a male dominated time period, which would imply that the female had no right to the land even after her husbands death. If no children are present, the land […]

The Brontë Family Tree. N.d. Photograph. Wuthering Heights Web. 8 May 2013. <http://wuthering-heights.co.uk/bronte-genealogy.htm&gt;. Patrick and Maria Brontë had a total of six kids during their life; (in order of birth) Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. Seven years after baby Maria’s birth, Maria (her mother) died. About three years after their mother’s death, Maria, Elizabeth, […]

Carpe diem . . . seize the day. One of the most prominent ideas during the romantic era was living life to the fullest. Romanticism is the expression of ideas of freedom and individuality. During the late 18th century, many people began to break out of the previous ways they had been taught. Coming out […]