Cranford

The cast of Cranford Image © BBC

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Etiquette in the 1840s

Cranford: the bow
Actor Jamie Bradley demonstrating how to bow Cranford-style

While today's method of shorthand communication is text-speak (CU L8R!), in the 1840s you had bowing - and you could be polite or rude depending on how you did it. Here, actor Jamie Bradley is being the perfect gentleman.

  • Actor Jamie Bradley demonstrating how to bow Cranford-style
  • The curtsy
  • The handshake
  • A demonstration of how to sit down

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