Comparing Norman and Victorian Architecture and Lifestyle - Revision history

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 ====The Poor====
-There was absolutely nothing good about being in this class. The Poor were the absolute lowest and filthiest class. They didn't have any stable jobs, were usually homeless, and couldn't find much food at all to provide for themselves. There were many causes that put people into this class, and all of them are very sad. Loss of job via firing was a main cause. With the loss of a job, they didn't have a steady income anymore to pay the rent with or buy food. <br>
+There was absolutely nothing good about being in this class. The Poor were the absolute lowest and filthiest class. They didn't have any stable jobs, were usually homeless, and couldn't find much food at all to provide for themselves.<ref>Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278</ref> There were many causes that put people into this class, and all of them are very sad. Loss of job via firing was a main cause. With the loss of a job, they didn't have a steady income anymore to pay the rent with or buy food. <br>
-The Poor would sit out on the streets and alleyways begging for any spare money people were willing to give. They desperately needed money, but those in the Middle Class needed it also. The Poor occupied different spaces of London and they became well known with the general population as the places were the Poor lived. <br>
+The Poor would sit out on the streets and alleyways begging for any spare money people were willing to give. They desperately needed money, but those in the Middle Class needed it also.<ref>Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278</ref> The Poor occupied different spaces of London and they became well known with the general population as the places were the Poor lived. <br>
 Some members of the Poor did live in homes, but they were the worst of the worst. The homes were tiny, cramped, and disgusting. There was barely any space for them to live, cook, and sleep in most cases. <br>
 Family life for the Poor wasn't the best either. Families usually didn't start out in the Poor, but a loss of job on the breadwinners side can easily vault them into the Poor. Their children would be labeled as the Poor and have to live an awful childhood with no education and barely any food for the entire family. It was not the ideal living situation at all. <br>

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 ==Comparison of Architecture and Social Classes==
-There is a lot to compare about the two eras with their architecture and their corresponding social classes. I created a brochure that goes through and explains the types of characteristic of the two styles of architecture and compares them along with the two different but similar structure to their social classes. The architecture in the Norman Era was very defined and rigid with little room for variation. The Normans were really consistent with their building styles and wanted everything to be the way they wanted it to be. With the Victorian Era, it was the rise of the social classes and highlighting their way of life, especially with the Middle Class. The architecture of the era coexisted with the start of the Industrial Era, so much of the it was influenced by that historical event. The layout of the social classes was also influenced by the industrial era since those working the hard manual labor jobs were part of the Lower Class. To read more about the brochure that goes into these two different eras, click the link below.
+There is a lot to compare about the two eras with their architecture and their corresponding social classes. I created a brochure that goes through and explains the types of characteristic of the two styles of architecture and compares them along with the two different but similar structure to their social classes. The architecture in the Norman Era was very defined and rigid with little room for variation. The Normans were really consistent with their building styles and wanted everything to be the way they wanted it to be. With the Victorian Era, it was the rise of the social classes and highlighting their way of life, especially with the Middle Class. The architecture of the era coexisted with the start of the Industrial Era, so much of the it was influenced by that historical event. The layout of the social classes was also influenced by the industrial era since those working the hard manual labor jobs were part of the Lower Class. To read more about the brochure that goes into these two different eras, click the link below. <br>
 https://londonhuawiki.wpi.edu/index.php/File:Norman_and_Vic_Arch_and_Social_Classes_Brochure.pdf
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 ===Middle Class===
-The Middle Class was by far the most populated group during this era, holding most of the everyday jobs but not as much wealth as the Aristocrats. Most people in the Middle Class usually stayed there for a while since it was too risky to quit their job, lose their income, and potentially fall into the Lower Class. The Middle Class was divided up into two subclasses: The Upper Middle Class and the Lower Middle Class.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> The Upper Middle Class was the class that working people really looked up to and wanted to be. The Lower Middle Class was just as hardworking as the Upper Middle Class, but didn't receive as much money, benefits, or praise as those in the Upper Middle Class did.Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278 Overall, the Middle Class was one of the better classes to be living in during this era. It was hard for them for them to join the Aristocrats, but very easily for them to fall down into the Lower Class if they didn't pull their worth. <br>
+The Middle Class was by far the most populated group during this era, holding most of the everyday jobs but not as much wealth as the Aristocrats. Most people in the Middle Class usually stayed there for a while since it was too risky to quit their job, lose their income, and potentially fall into the Lower Class. The Middle Class was divided up into two subclasses: The Upper Middle Class and the Lower Middle Class.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> The Upper Middle Class was the class that working people really looked up to and wanted to be. The Lower Middle Class was just as hardworking as the Upper Middle Class, but didn't receive as much money, benefits, or praise as those in the Upper Middle Class did.<ref>Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278</ref> Overall, the Middle Class was one of the better classes to be living in during this era. It was hard for them for them to join the Aristocrats, but very easily for them to fall down into the Lower Class if they didn't pull their worth. <br>
-The two subclasses within the Middle Class very easily defined. Sharp lines were drawn between the two subclasses, but people were still able to make friends and get to know others in the different class. There was a known social norm between the two classes: who invites who to dinner. Typically, residents in the Upper Middle Class invited those in the Lower Middle Class over for dinner quiet regularly. The two classes would get to know each other and talk over dinner. However, the Lower Middle Class residents couldn't invite the Upper Middle Class residents over to their house for dinner.Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278 Their house didn't meet the standards of a house in the Upper Middle Class, and those residents wouldn't be caught dead in a house of a class that's lower than them. <br>
+The two subclasses within the Middle Class very easily defined. Sharp lines were drawn between the two subclasses, but people were still able to make friends and get to know others in the different class. There was a known social norm between the two classes: who invites who to dinner. Typically, residents in the Upper Middle Class invited those in the Lower Middle Class over for dinner quiet regularly. The two classes would get to know each other and talk over dinner. However, the Lower Middle Class residents couldn't invite the Upper Middle Class residents over to their house for dinner.<ref>Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278</ref> Their house didn't meet the standards of a house in the Upper Middle Class, and those residents wouldn't be caught dead in a house of a class that's lower than them. <br>
 It's these subtle social norms that produced the rift between the two different subclasses. Together, they created the Middle Class, but they are two different subclasses<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref>.
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 ===Middle Class===
-Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278
+The Middle Class was by far the most populated group during this era, holding most of the everyday jobs but not as much wealth as the Aristocrats. Most people in the Middle Class usually stayed there for a while since it was too risky to quit their job, lose their income, and potentially fall into the Lower Class. The Middle Class was divided up into two subclasses: The Upper Middle Class and the Lower Middle Class.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> The Upper Middle Class was the class that working people really looked up to and wanted to be. The Lower Middle Class was just as hardworking as the Upper Middle Class, but didn't receive as much money, benefits, or praise as those in the Upper Middle Class did.Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278 Overall, the Middle Class was one of the better classes to be living in during this era. It was hard for them for them to join the Aristocrats, but very easily for them to fall down into the Lower Class if they didn't pull their worth. <br>
-The Middle Class was by far the most populated group during this era, holding most of the everyday jobs but not as much wealth as the Aristocrats. Most people in the Middle Class usually stayed there for a while since it was too risky to quit their job, lose their income, and potentially fall into the Lower Class. The Middle Class was divided up into two subclasses: The Upper Middle Class and the Lower Middle Class.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> The Upper Middle Class was the class that working people really looked up to and wanted to be. The Lower Middle Class was just as hardworking as the Upper Middle Class, but didn't receive as much money, benefits, or praise as those in the Upper Middle Class did. Overall, the Middle Class was one of the better classes to be living in during this era. It was hard for them for them to join the Aristocrats, but very easily for them to fall down into the Lower Class if they didn't pull their worth. <br>
+The two subclasses within the Middle Class very easily defined. Sharp lines were drawn between the two subclasses, but people were still able to make friends and get to know others in the different class. There was a known social norm between the two classes: who invites who to dinner. Typically, residents in the Upper Middle Class invited those in the Lower Middle Class over for dinner quiet regularly. The two classes would get to know each other and talk over dinner. However, the Lower Middle Class residents couldn't invite the Upper Middle Class residents over to their house for dinner.Altholz, J. (1973). Victorian England 1837-1901: Bibliography and Historiography. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, 5(4), 274-278 Their house didn't meet the standards of a house in the Upper Middle Class, and those residents wouldn't be caught dead in a house of a class that's lower than them. <br>
 It's these subtle social norms that produced the rift between the two different subclasses. Together, they created the Middle Class, but they are two different subclasses<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref>.
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 ====Upper Middle Class====
 The Upper Middle Class was most definitely the place to be during this era. This was the group of people who held a good majority of the wealth that could be distributed to the classes below them. They had worked really hard in their early life to climb themselves up to the class they're in, and it was worth it.<br>
-Jobs in the Upper Middle Class were the high end jobs that earned them a lot of money and respect. These jobs included being factory owners, large scale business men, bankers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and clergymen. They had earned these jobs through hard work and lots of education. <br>
+Jobs in the Upper Middle Class were the high end jobs that earned them a lot of money and respect. These jobs included being factory owners, large scale business men, bankers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and clergymen.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> They had earned these jobs through hard work and lots of education. <br>
 With these high end jobs came a lot of responsibilities for the men holding them. They had to be on time to work and know what they are doing so people don't become upset for them and leave to go somewhere else. The lawyers and doctors had to be extra careful because they were working with peoples personal lives and didn't want to mess it up at all. <br>
 Not only did men in this class have to worry about peoples lives at their workplace, but they also had to worry about their lives at home and their family. When one person from the family is inside the Upper Middle Class, the entire family is also. The wife usually stays at home with the kids, helping them learn for their future. If they were wealthy enough, they would hire cleaning staffs and cooks so that the wife wouldn't be stuck all day doing that. They could instead focus on other stuff like helping the kids and helping her husband with the fiances. <br>

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 ===Lower Class===
-The Lower Class was not were someone wanted to be living. It was the lowest of the three main classes during the Victorian Era and was by far the worst. People in the Lower Class worked long hard hours and got paid very little. They lived in the worst housing the London could offer or worse, on the streets. The Lower Class was divided into two subclasses: The Working Class and The Poor. The Poor had no chance at getting themselves out of the hole that they were in since no one would offer them a job, but the Working Class wasn't much better, The only perks that they got were work, food, and everyday shelter. It was very hard for members of the Working Class to pull themselves out and into the Lower Middle Class.
+The Lower Class was not were someone wanted to be living. It was the lowest of the three main classes during the Victorian Era and was by far the worst. People in the Lower Class worked long hard hours and got paid very little. They lived in the worst housing the London could offer or worse, on the streets. The Lower Class was divided into two subclasses: The Working Class and The Poor.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> The Poor had no chance at getting themselves out of the hole that they were in since no one would offer them a job, but the Working Class wasn't much better, The only perks that they got were work, food, and everyday shelter. It was very hard for members of the Working Class to pull themselves out and into the Lower Middle Class.
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 ====The Working Class====
-Even though members of this class held jobs, they were considered part of the Lower Class. These jobs that they held were the low end, low paying, and hard labor jobs. These jobs included factory workers, seamstresses, miners, sweepers, and cleaners. They weren't the best jobs to hold during this era, but it was still at least a job. <br>
+Even though members of this class held jobs, they were considered part of the Lower Class. These jobs that they held were the low end, low paying, and hard labor jobs. These jobs included factory workers, seamstresses, miners, sweepers, and cleaners.<ref>Jacob (2013). 19th Century England Social Hierarchy. Hierarchy Structure.</ref> They weren't the best jobs to hold during this era, but it was still at least a job. <br>
 Members of this subclass worked long hard hours day in and day out, following the same backbreaking routine. If they missed a day at work, they faced the possibility of high disciplinary issues from their bosses and even running the risk of being fired from their job. If they got fired, they would have to find new work quickly or else they would fall backwards into the Poor. <br>
 Fall back into the Poor was not the ideal situation. If that happened, members of the Working Class ran the risk of losing their house, job, and the ability to put food on the table for their family every night. It was a hard line between working and dropping down a level, but most were able to keep their jobs and balance it with their everyday lives. <br>