I didn't having time to watch the entirety of the clips, but for what I saw and based solely on reading novels from the eras (not about, but from) yes, that more or less accurate.
Upper middle class men had clubs like the second clip and they had their own jargon (Brits always have and still do lol). And yes, bored second sons with wealth and time would get into great mischief... Not always so innocently either.
In the first clip, the first outlandish character would have been refered to as a Dandy. In some instances, a dandy is just a man who focused a lot on their appearance, but in most instances it was insinuating the man was a feminine gay- not something widely accepted in most cultures in history, no matter your status. Some circles of historical England (can't attest to America at the time) would tolerate a gay man if he kept it hidden and/or (probably more importantly) had connection to power families.
If any more versed historians (and most of you are lol) disagree, please be kind and share sources/suggestions as I'm always trying to read more!
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Reply to Was this behavior and culture like that with the wealthy Englishmen in the early 20th century? by Upperphonny
I didn't having time to watch the entirety of the clips, but for what I saw and based solely on reading novels from the eras (not about, but from) yes, that more or less accurate.
Upper middle class men had clubs like the second clip and they had their own jargon (Brits always have and still do lol). And yes, bored second sons with wealth and time would get into great mischief... Not always so innocently either.
In the first clip, the first outlandish character would have been refered to as a Dandy. In some instances, a dandy is just a man who focused a lot on their appearance, but in most instances it was insinuating the man was a feminine gay- not something widely accepted in most cultures in history, no matter your status. Some circles of historical England (can't attest to America at the time) would tolerate a gay man if he kept it hidden and/or (probably more importantly) had connection to power families.
If any more versed historians (and most of you are lol) disagree, please be kind and share sources/suggestions as I'm always trying to read more!