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Reportedly, the Queen goes to sleep at 11pm every night before waking up at 7.30am – clocking in an impressive eight and a half hours sleep. It’s also said the monarch is fond of reading before she retires for the night, a proven way to improve sleep quality and reduce stress. Does the Queen sleep […]

Does the Queen ever cook for herself? McGrady says that while Prince Philip was an “amazing chef” and regularly enjoyed cooking on the grill and having family BBQs on the Balmoral estate, and the younger royals like William, Kate, Meghan and Harry, all enjoy cooking, the Queen herself stays out of the kitchen. Does the […]

It’s tradition for women in the royal family to wear hats. Throughout British history, hats and fascinators have been a part of the upper-class etiquette. The headgear also denotes social standing. Apparently, high-quality head coverings are difficult to imitate (via Bustle). Why do the British always wear hats? At Royal events, people are always on […]

The well-deserved fame for quality and styling that hat manufacturing in this country has gained over the centuries is still alive today. Along with our own Jaxon Classics line, we are proud to partner with companies like Bailey Hats, Henschel Hats, Stetson Hats and others and present these hats made in the USA. Are any […]

At Royal events, people are always on the lookout for extravagant fascinators worn by women of the English monarchy. This is because the dress code states that they must always wear hats for formal events. What are those English hats called? A fascinator is a high-society headpiece that is often worn by women at weddings […]

Hat-making or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter. What garments are made by a milliner? Millinery is the manufacture and craft of making hats and headwear. A milliner historically would also produce everything from shirts, cloaks and […]

Sick man of Europe is a label given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. The term was first used in the mid-19th century to describe the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Why Turkey was known as the sick man of Europe? In the 19th century, the magazine argued, ‘Turkey was a […]

Milliners (hatmakers) have used their skills to create hats for special occasions, including the Kentucky Derby, Royal Ascot, and other high-fashion events, selling their wares in millinery shops dedicated to the production and distribution of women’s hats. What do you call a place that makes hats? A place where hats are sold. millinery. millinery shop. […]

The act specifically aimed at reserving a practical monopoly of the American sugar market to British West Indies sugarcane growers, who otherwise could not compete successfully with French and other foreign sugar producers on more-fertile neighbouring West Indian islands. What was the reason for the Molasses Act? Parliament created the act largely at the insistence […]

If you want to wear flowers in your hair or a flower crown to a wedding, go for it. Just make sure your look fits the season and vibe of the wedding, and keep it subtle to avoid potentially upstaging the bride or bridal party. Is it OK to wear flowers in your hair to […]

Why did England forbid the sale of wool, sugar, molasses, and tobacco from the colonies to other countries? English merchants feared competition from the colonies. What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts? To reduce the growing strength of the colonies. What best defines mercantilism? What best defines mercantilism? An economic theory that benefited America […]

Unlike previous controversial legislation, such as the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, Parliament did not repeal the Coercive Acts. Hence, Parliament’s intolerable policies sowed the seeds of American rebellion and led to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775. Notes: 1. When were the Intolerable Acts repealed? […]

Maltolt or “bad tax” (in Norman-French) was the name given to the new taxes on wool in England of 1294–1297. Protests against the maltolt played their part in forcing the confirmation of the charters from the Crown. What was the medieval wool tax? As the wool trade increased the great landowners including lords, abbots and […]

Royal Assent: On April 5, 1764, King George III announced his Royal Assent for the Sugar Act. Date of Enforcement: On September 29, 1764, the Sugar Act went into effect. Length of Enforcement: The Sugar Act was enforced for about two years. Replaced By: The Sugar Act was replaced by the Revenue Act in 1766. […]

In simplest terms, the Boston Tea Party happened as a result of “taxation without representation”, yet the cause is more complex than that. The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War. What caused the Boston Tea Party to happen? The midnight raid, popularly […]

The colonists reaction to the Iron Act led to anger, resentment, dissension and ultimately revolution in Colonial America – the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Why did Parliament pass the iron act? Iron Act, (1750), in U.S. colonial history, one of the British Trade and Navigation acts; it […]

1699. The Wool Act of 1699 prohibited the shipment of woolen fabrics across any colonial boundary. Why was the Wool Act implemented? It was intended to increase England’s woolen product manufacturing by preventing Irish wool production, manufactures, and export; it also forbade the export of wool and products from the American colonies. When was the […]

The first thirteen colonies were either named after people, Indian names or, places in England. The original states/colonies are, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire and New Jersey. How did they name colonies? Many of the colonies were named after the rulers of England […]

The system was reenacted and broadened with the Restoration by the Act of 1660, and further developed and tightened by the Navigation Acts of 1663, 1673, and 1696. What are the 3 Navigation Acts? Navigation Acts in the 1600s An Act for increase of Shipping, and Encouragement of the Navigation of this Nation (1651) An […]

In 1651, the British Parliament, in the first of what became known as the Navigation Acts, declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England, and that the North American colonies could only export its commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, to England. Who allowed the British to search homes? Only […]