Wealth (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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What % of population was upper class?
What % of population was upper class?
300,000 (1%)
Upper class annual income
Upper class annual income
More than £10,000 a year
Upper class boys' public schools
Upper class boys' public schools
Eton or Harrow, then Oxford or Cambridge
Débutante presentation age
Débutante presentation age
18
Staff in upper class country house
Staff in upper class country house
14 staff
Servant time off per week/year
Servant time off per week/year
Half-day per week, full day per year
Upper middle-class annual earnings
Upper middle-class annual earnings
Up to £5000 a year
Lower middle-class annual earnings
Lower middle-class annual earnings
Around £100 a year
New tech jobs for middle-class women
New tech jobs for middle-class women
Typists and secretaries
Highly skilled working class annual earnings
Highly skilled working class annual earnings
About £80 a year
% of semi-skilled/unskilled workers in Britain
% of semi-skilled/unskilled workers in Britain
45%
Compulsory schooling age for working class
Compulsory schooling age for working class
Twelve
Bank Holidays Act (year & holidays)
Bank Holidays Act (year & holidays)
1871, four holidays
Working class time off (1900s)
Working class time off (1900s)
Saturday afternoons off
Working class seaside resorts
Working class seaside resorts
Blackpool, Skegness, Scarborough