Ruth Elizabeth Stiff
Bio
I love all things Earthy and Self-Help
History is one of my favourite subjects and I love to write short fiction
Research is so interesting for me too
Stories (391/0)
Servants in the Edwardian Era
TRUE STORIES OF THOSE WHO WERE IN DOMESTIC SERVICE MARGARET THOMAS Was employed as a kitchen maid: “I learned there was a footman as well as a butler --- I had their bedroom to keep clean, which was in the basement,” she recounted. “My own bedroom was at the top of the house but the under house maid cleaned it. I only had to make my bed.”
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Journal
"LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!"
Like so many of us today, I have a constant fight with depression. We’ve all had those terrible experiences in our lives which have affected us for the rest of our lives. But rather than dwell on the negative, I want to FOCUS on the POSITIVE.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Psyche
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
CATHERINE OF ARAGON “Humble and Loyal” Born 16th December 1483 in Spain / Married to Prince Arthur 14th November in London / Married to King Henry VIII 11th June 1509 at Greenwich / Marriage to Henry VIII dissolved 1533 / Died 7th January 1536 at Kimbolton Castle / Buried 29th January 1536 at Peterborough Abbey.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Viva
THE TUDOR ERA
The Tudor Era is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales, and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603. This Era coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England whose first monarch was Henry VII. The historian John Guy argues that “England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors” than at any time in a thousand years.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in The Swamp
THE WHITE EMPRESS
She lived in a castle that looked like ice. . The walls were seven feet thick, white stone, which reflected the sun. The two towers were five floors each, one was for the servants, the other she occupied. They were joined by a hall-way which had three massive fire places, all three were kept raging all of the time. The courtyard was the widest of circles, with walls which had arrow slits, just wide enough for her to look through, but too small for any-one to look in.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Humans
WOMEN IN HISTORY
Georgiana Cavendish, The Duchess of Devonshire was the great-great-great-grand-aunt to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Georgiana was born into the Spencer family on 7th June, 1757, and was the first daughter to John, the Earl of Spencer and his wife, Georgiana, the Countess of Spencer. The Countess said of her daughter: “I will own I feel so partial to my Dear little Gee, that I think I never shall love another so well.” She was born at the Spencer family home in Althorp. The Spencer family were wealthy and her parents enjoyed a happy marriage. Georgiana knew only comfort and love whilst growing up.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Viva
WOMEN IN HISTORY
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII. Their marriage and her execution by beheading, made her a key feature in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Viva
A STUDY IN THE GEORGIAN ERA
Who were the Kings of the Georgian Era? As the name suggests, all but one had the name George, and this Era is a period in English history from 1714 to c.1831-37. The Hanoverian Kings were King Georges I to IV, but also included the short reign of William IV. Queen Victoria came to the throne after this king and she had an Era named after her, the Victorian Era.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in The Swamp
WOMEN IN HISTORY
One of the most well-known of the English Queens, Alexandrina Victoria was born on 24th May, 1819, at Kensington Palace, London, at 4.15 in the morning. Her father was Prince Edward, the 4th son of King George III, and her mother was the Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The little princess was christened on 24th June, 1819, in the Cupola Room at Kensington Palace, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton. Alexandrina Victoria was fifth in line to the throne.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 years ago in Viva