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The Rope-Skipping Governess

by Kate Dolan | Sep 8, 2015 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency, Servants

Teachers are often put in a difficult position in today’s society, but I think the situation faced by their historical counterparts was often much worse. A governess brought into a home to teach girls and younger boys was expected to be everything but was treated as...

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