dddDrPamelaCoxlooksatthegrandhousesoftheVictorianrulingelite-largecountryestatesdependentonanarmyofs[展开全部]
dddDrPamelaCoxlooksatthegrandhousesoftheVictorianrulingelite-largecountryestatesdependentonanarmyofstafftoilingawaybelowstairs.TheVictoriansusheredinanewidealofservitude-whereloyal,selflessservantsweredepersonalisedstereotypeswithstandardiseduniforms,hairstylesandevengenericnamesdenotingposition.IntheimmaculatelypreservedroomsofErddiginNorthWales,portraitsofservantslikeloyalhousekeeperMrsWebsterhintatanaffectionaterelationshipbetweenfamilyandservants,buttherealityformostwasquitedifferent.Inotherstatelyhomes,hiddenpassageskeptservantsseparatefromthefamily.Anonymity,invisibilityandsegregationwereacrucialpartoftheirgruellingjob-andthestrictservanthierarchyevenkept[收起部分]