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The dawn of the 20th century and the reign of a new king ushered in an era of fresh inventions and innovations that transformed the way we lived. Electricity, refrigeration and a whole host of different materials promised to make life at home brighter, easier and more convenient. But a lack of understanding of the potential hazards meant that they frequently led to terrible accidents, horrendous injuries and even death. Uploaded 28-03-19 Dr Suzannah Lipscomb takes us back to an age when asbestos socks and radioactive toothpaste were welcomed into British homes. She reveals...
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The dawn of a new century and the reign of a new king, Edward VII, ushered in an age of dramatic scientific changes, stunning new inventions and groundbreaking discoveries. And it was in their homes that Edwardan's experienced the full impact of this leap forward into modernity.
and offered a brave new world. But these mod cons were all untried and untested and soon turned the Edwardian home into a hazardous place to be.
Absolutely delightful. She covered her face in poison. Vogue was advertising arsenic soap for that offending pimping.
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