Your comment about 'all things' being acceptable on a steam ship reminds me of my Gran. She was a Lady's Maid in the 1930s. Her 'mistress' travelled on the Queen Mary and of course my Gran went with her. At that time, women were not allowed on deck after a certain time at night. My Gran was friendly with the her employers' chauffeur, and she had short hair, so she borrowed some clothes from him and went to the top deck after hours. Mum' s got a photo of Gran (dressed as a man) and the Chauffeur posing together. I never did find out if her boss knew what was going on🤣

I mean this is our Titanic and our Titanic didn’t sink. We kept being fancy the whole trip and we got to America, where we did all the fancy things. And my lady’s maid met a vallet and got married, we were very happy for her.

So when Rose says, "I can still smell the fresh paint"--that's because when they arrived they could, in fact, still smell the fresh paint! lol

I work at a historic house museum that was once owned by George Bruce Douglas, Jr., whose brother died on the Titanic. The Douglas brothers were sons of a Quaker Oats founder, so I found it especially interesting that you mentioned Quaker Oats being served for breakfast on the ship.

Ellie, I've loved these last videos you've released of Elizabeth Bennet's routine and this Titanic one! They are so fun! I love learning more about people's day to day life back then. Maybe you could do more of them? For example, Lydia Wickham's life as the wife of a military and Charlotte Collin's as the wife of a clergyman, I'm really interested in that

Ellie is such a good storyteller.

11:15 Louis Vuitton invented the folding suitcase and made luggage chic.

Do the Orient Express next!

Interesting thing; so much of the information we hear about the Titanic focusses on first class and third class, and I can understand why. It makes sense. We almost never hear anything from second class though, the forgotten middle child of the ship. I do wonder about it though, especially considering it's where I most likely would have been.

Tasting History channel is doing a series now about the food on the Titanic, and each video shows you how to make the dish or meal, and tells a story about some people on the ship. You might be interested in watching those Ellie. I sent them to my daughter, who is a chef and also loves the Titanic. I'll be sending her your video too.

Fun Fact 3: Re: 1st Class servants as passengers. Personal maids, nannies and valets had their own dining room next to The Grand Staircase, one deck below the 1st Class dining saloon. It was a small room with long tables that looked like a cross between the 2nd Class and Steerage dining rooms.

This was so interesting! I always assumed the 3rd class passengers were grimy, huddled masses stuffed into dim, crowded, windowless rooms. How wrong I was! Ellie, you put so much work into these videos for us, and I thank you.

"They literally just finished painting so they stuffed it with flowers- BuT It'S pRETTy!" I am so into this video but this bit just sent me 😂

This was great! Could you possibly do one about the 3rd class experience on the Titanic? I think that would be extremely interesting as well.

Just a quick note Ellie there were three The Olympic Class ships, RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic. The Britannic is often forgotten because she was still being built when the Titanic set sail where as the Olympic was launched a year before. Have a lovely day!!

Oh now I want a part 2! I wanna see an average day for a passenger in the different classes! Minus the sinking and dying of course.

Can you imagine being late for the boat train for the Titanic. Huddling to try and make it on time but missing the boat loading. Then being pissed off for like a week because you missed the departure date and couldn’t hang out with all your other rich friends…just to find out you missed a bullet.

next time i have oats i'm gonna feel SO fancy!

I’m obsessed with the Edwardian Era. 😍😍😍 I would love more videos like this.

Oh my gosh I’d love a similar video about a trip on the Simpleton-Orient-Express train when it first was made. Luxury train trips seem very romantic!

It’s interesting to take a leap from Regency to the Nineteen-teens. Also, you look stunning in that red outfit! 👏🏽

There is something delightfully dark about the idea that your present self is transported back to 1912 to ride on the Titanic and your first instinct is not to tell anyone what's about to happen Great video! Always love more information about the Titanic

What a treat this was!👒🚢

I’d love to see a video about the second class experience on the Titanic!

It’s wild to know that all morals were low-key relaxed on a Steamship 😂 P.S. I’d be excited with the preparation for the voyage and waking up every morning with a different view.

Well, of course, the BEST part of sailing on the Titanic as an aristocrat---and a female one at that---would have been my guaranteed lifeboast seat! That aside, the food sounds amazing!

I had an ancestor on the Titanic! Aboriginal on my Mom's side all the way back, but my Dad''s Dad was born in England, and my Dad's Mom was born in Minnesota with Norwegian ancestors...AND she had a great uncle on the Titanic! All of this was SO VERY fascinating to me. Family history unfolding before my eyes. Thanks Ellie!

I just realized... At the end of every video, I wave "goodbye" to you. With both hands. Jazz hands. 😁 😂 🤣 And can I say how you use this content as a reason to wear absolutely awesome outfits 😁

There's a great YA book called "The Shoemaker's Wife" by Adriana Trigiani in which the protagonists are two teenagers immigrating to NY from Italy in the turn of the century. Some of the earlier chapters describe their different experiences in their ships and it's incredible to read about them. Also: the story is based upon the immigration story Adriana's grandparents and I think this is so beautiful.

And no images from the 1997 film, not a single one. Well done. This was a nice departure from the Regency and Victorian worlds that you already research so well. This piece is well up to your standard. Many details I didn't know, especially concerning the elaborate luggage arrangements and the segregated trains. A different dress every evening OMG! Apparently the luxury angle was the White Star line's main marketing strategy, so they laid it on thick.

I found you a couple of days ago! I'm learning so much with your videos, you're very entertaining without being exaggerated 💛.

What I feel like what gives better understanding in how expensive (or cheap) something used to be in the past is not the inflation but cost of living comparison. While 18 000 per person sounds already expensive, in reality the ticket was far more expensive in today's money. 220 pounds back in 1912 was the equivalent of the entire pay of 1-2 years of someone like a land steward or house steward (very upper-class servant) probably equivalent to a wealth manager in today's terms of a super rich who earned between 100 and 300 pounds a year in 1900s, 4 years entire salary of a chef would earn around 50 pounds a year and 7-8 years of the entire salary of a lady's maid who earned around 30 pounds a year. That's the ticket alone. Let's not forget the insanely expensive dresses and accessories, cars, suits and all sorts of possessions the rich changed 3-4 times a day! One dress could cost up to a 1000 pounds!

I feel like I just went on a first class vacation with Ellie and friends … so nice

This would be my story then, thanks to your video: I am Cole J. Reeves (b. 1889), son and heir to a nouveau riche American couple. After growing up spending endless summers in Newport, I've become quite an adventurer with the excuse of studying history and geography. I started traveling to the Wild West, Canada and the Arctic, but have come to enjoy Mediterranean cruises and expeditions to the Egyptian desert. There, in Alexandria in 1910, I met Michael (b. 1886), a tennis player with my same dissolute life, since he is the son of the Marquesses of Bly. We fell in love and started a clandestine romance while traveling through Europe: Andalusia, Portugal, Provence, Switzerland, Bavaria and Venice. We have been at the Lido for months before leaving for Paris... One night we went to dinner at Maxim's, at 3 rue Royale, and there an advertisement attracts our attention. It is going to set sail for New York, making a stopover in France, the largest steamer ever built. It's called Titanic! We bought the tickets for the Titanic at the agency that White Star has open in Paris, at 9 rue Scribe, right in front of the Opera House. We bought a joint ticket (17758) for £108, including two cabins; one for us and one for Hargreaves, our footman. The butler will stay in Paris to answer the letters from our families, to whom we do not tell that we are continuing our journey. Early in the morning of Wednesday, April 10, we take a taxi to the Saint-Lazare railway station to catch the train that will take us to the port of Cherbourg, where we will board the Titanic. Happy as always, we are far from suspecting the tragic fate that awaits us. We've reserved a compartment on C deck, just three levels below the upper deck. The splendid cabin C-65 is located in the starboard bow sector and has sea views. However, the idiot Lord Whitby is also on board with his horrible mother. They have hated us since I refused to marry the late lady Lili Rothes... I hope they don't sit us next to them in the dining room.

What a nice change of pace for you this must have been. Well done!

Max Miller of "Tasting History " recreated menu items from all the 3rd, 2nd,1st class, the staff menu and the special restaurant onboard. It's a month long series through last April. It was very popular.

Your enthusiasm is infectious and you dressed the part super well!

I'm going on a Cunard vintage cruise in October so I've been reading and watching a lot about titanic lol I'm even leaving from Southampton and going to New York. I'm so excited 😍😍

I don't know about a 10 course dinner, but I love my yearly 7 course dinner with friends. It sounds fancier than it is, but explaining would not help. It's also not that expensive at €40 and takes 4-5 hours (drinks not included (full wine/beer another €40, half €20), tip is just a nice thing (no 20% nonsense)). Definitely worth a try if you've never tried something like it.

My favorite part? The food and drink most certainly. I could also use the Turkish baths. BTW, the meals with the many courses, I think some of the portions would have been relatively small, so it wouldn't (perhaps) have been as difficult to digest it all as one might imagine.

As someone obsessed with the Edwardian Era, I'm so happy you chose this topic for today's video

Thanks, felt like I was traveling with you. You are first class, Ellie D! Because you asked, to pass the day, I would be avoiding a sunburn and heat on the open deck until sunset. I would have my lady’s maid book a court for squash/tennis in the AM, and would be found after lunch in the reading room composing my ship-to-shore telegrams til cocktail hour and chatting with the others mothers to matchmake a suitable spouse for all my excellent children. I may be forced to consider American new money to maintain my English country manor, London home, and Caribbean get a-away place.

I want to see an alternate history where people have to deal with loading pages in 1911 to book a room on the Titanic.

Where did you find such an amazing replica of Rose's butterfly hair pin?! I've been looking and have yet to see one as amazeballs

You are such an amazing storyteller! The fact that you made up an entire hypothetical situation and placed us all in the shoes of English nobility traveling on the titanic is amazing. Not only was the video very informative but so entertaining and engaging!! Loved it

As an incurable busy body, exploring the ship sounds fun. Ideally I'd do this as a child having escaped my nurse so I can find all the little corners and hide holes. Assuming I am an adult, I'm pretty happy to people watch and eavesdrop.

That was interesting. It would be interesting to learn more about the servants trip. What would the ladies maid or valet do during the voyage? Besides dressing their employers, etc. Where did they eat? Did they have to work all the time, keeping the clothes neat and clean etc. Could they ever have fun?

I absolutely love these Day In The Life -type videos you've been doing!

I think my favorite aspect of the trip would just be being in 1912. Being able to see history first hand, up close, and to talk to people from the past and learn about their lives. That would be so cool.

Wow! Titanic is one of my joys and your video was sooo good!

In addition to the Olympic and the Titanic, I believe there was a third ship called the Britannic, forming a sort of trinity; it launched shortly before WW I, and so served until 1915 as the world's largest hospital ship, when it was sunk that year by enemy forces. Many of the Edwardian rules for ship travel stayed the same right up until the early 1960's (see Countess from Hong Kong and An Affair to Remember), including not dressing for dinner the first night, and on some cruise ships today there is a faint echo of it by requesting "dressy casual" at dinner (no jeans, haha).

I’m planning a cruise in two years and it’s amazing how many similarities there are between travel by ship back then and cruising today

Lovely change. This is my favorite era. Many historians have said that this was the height of civilization in Europe. Everything is so mixed, but the beauty achieved in this era is amazing. Expand, Ellie, and explore--you do it well: research, presentation, and those pictures.

Fun Fact! Re: Buying tickets. The White Star office building in New York is now a CitiBank. However, the separate entrances for 1st Class and Steerage customers are still clearly marked on the facade over the street doors.

Interesting fact: while American generational new money avoided Molly Brown, European aristocracy was fascinated by her. She was authentic girl from the Wild West and unlike anyone they met before. A group of upper class English women curios about California would have loved her

I loved this, thank you. I like learning the little details of daily life so this video and your one on Elizabeth Darcy's days at Pemberley are two of my favorites.

I love how your outfit matches Rose’s in the movie ❤️

Great video. I'm a huge Titanic fan (the real Titanic history, not the Hollywood movie), read several books about it, but you mentioned things I didn't know like the "wanted"/"not wanted" luggage and that you could reserve a deck chair.

I loved this video. I live outside of Belfast and have small boys so we have to pilgrimage to the Ulster transport museum to see the Titanic exhibit a lot. Would you consider doing a video on the unsinkable Molly Brown? She seemed awesome.

Really enjoyed this video Ellie! If your servant was in first class with you, does this mean that you could be sat next to a servant at dinner? Did the servants mingle with all the other first class passengers?

This was so great!!!! It gives me a sense of how my great-grandmother sailed on a steamship from the US to the Middle East in 1929. I’ve got her scrapbook from that trip and your video really brought it to life…even though it was later than the era you highlighted. Thanks!!!!!

The Olympic was launched first in 1911 and Titanic was to flow a year later. If the Great War did not happen than Britannic would have launched in 1914. I love Titanic she’s my favorite White Star Line ship and the Mauretania is my favorite Cunard ship.

Do more like this!!!

We went to Italy in the early 70’s on the “Michelangelo” 2nd class. It was still pretty fancy. It’s been scrapped since then.

I used to live where the Titanic was built and there's a museum there exploring the lives of all the people who were on board. Very excited to see this video being posted and am going to stop what I'm doing to sit down and watch it now :D

Hoping to learn about the social session in the Edwardian era soon...

I love that little sea music at the end; with the old film footage, it's really haunting.

I live in Tennesse and in pigeon forge, TN is the Titanic Museum and it is so cool. I loved it. You come in and get a ticket with a passenger and while you walk through you learn a lot about the ship how it was made and you go through all the levels of the ship and at the end you find out if your passenger survives or not. I always love learning about the Titanic.

I'm always so excited when i see a new vid from Ellie :D

With this video and TastingHistory’s new serious, I am officially in a Titanic mood lol

Ellie! This is one of my favorite videos 😍😍😍😍 but now I need a video about “how to shop for a first class trip on the Titanic” Where do you go? Who shops with me? Who pays for alll this? So many questions!!!

I know I am late on this. But I loved this video format! It was interesting and immersive. Thank you! I will spend the rest of the day daydreaming about this trip.

I would love to see videos about 2nd and 3rd class and even the staff. Thank you for making this video I enjoyed it

Love this video idea! I’ve been interested in The Titanic ever since I first heard about it. Have read several non fiction books about it.

your outfit reminds me of the scene where Jack saves Rose from jumping over 🥰

This was such a fun and informative video! You should do more like this!

This is by far one of my favorite videos you've ever filmed my friend 😍😍

Can you please do a video on the 2nd class experience? I feel like first and third are always covered but 2nd is rarely mentioned.

This is such a detailed, experience oriented video. And I lovelovelove the idea of having a Nemesis on board.

Hi Ellie, I’m a new subscriber and I have been enjoying your content and finding out more about first class life through the ages. The Edwardian era and the story of the Titanic is really fascinating, especially the social dynamics. I have visited the Titanic museum in Belfast and the dry dock where the ship was built. It really gives you a true sense of the size of the ship and the museum has mock ups of the first and third class cabins so you can see the differences in luxury between them. I highly recommend you visit if you ever find yourself on this side of the pond. 😊

I would definitely be existed for the evenings : glam up in new pretty dresses and mingle with new people from around the country without being introduced by family or friend. Nowadays I feel like people keep to themselves and rarely get to know new people easily.

I would've loved the reading room. :)

Considering I live and am from Southampton, if I was on the Titanic, I would probably have been one of the stewards, or more likely below decks.

This was super informative, thank you! I'm playing Titanic voyage beginning this weekend, and I am going to try some of these out, hehe.

This video is incredible! Instant subscribe!

You know.. I was going to say "Ellie, if I end up in 1912, the very last thing I'm doing is boarding the Titanic" but then I thought it. I would absolutely find a way on the Titanic and remind them that their damn furniture floats and maybe more people would survive. Or maybe get to be buddy buddy with the captain and try to get him to avoid the damn iceberg...

Your tiny boa is giving me LIFE

Loved this video. Placed myself as a mature member of a traveling family. I had my maid, who helped me with so many things. Dinner with family, music and I retired early. Had already picked out my outfits for the following day. Hoped to sit in my deck chair, which was next to a traveling friend. We planned our day. Family was busy with fast paced activities so low key events were on my personal agenda. And so forth....... We did not go via the Titanic thank goodness. Lol. One can dream.

A family member of mine was named albina bassani, born and raised in Rome. She survived and also the lady that accompanied her first class!!

While Germany and England did battle it out over who built the biggest and best ocean liners, the real battle for dominance (at least as far as Titanic is concerned) took place between two major British lines, Cunard and White Star. The Olympic Class ships were designed to compete with Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania.

The way I was personally offended they charged extra for use of the squash courts! 🤣 how dare!

I like the rose-running-to-jump look you have here 🙂

Greetings, Miss Dashwood! I’ve recently found your channel and have been bingyeing on it ever since! Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book/movie and I’m enjoying the fact that you are going over so many aspects of its content. Most of my reading is historical fiction, and I love learning our past verbal expressions and the clothing worn at that time. Your channel was made just for people like me! By the way, your cheerful demeanor and pleasant voice make your videos all the more fun to watch! I can’t wait to watch your channel reach more people and grow to be well past a million subscribers!

Ellie, I love your page! It is just the best!!

If I may give some feedback, servants who were needed during a crossing (maids, valets, governesses, etc) would have needed a first class ticket. It would be discounted and they had their own small dining room in first class but with second class food. Some servants did have second class tickets, but they were not needed by their employer (ie chauffeurs or footmen for luggage). Interesting side note: the “Not Wanted” luggage was kept in a special first class baggage hold accessible by a stair near the Squash Court. You could arrange with a steward to visit your trunks if needed. Also Titanic was indeed launched May 31, 1911 when the hull first took to water. She was completed and delivered in 1912. Last, Cunard is pronounced coo-nard in the UK and by the company, often q-nard in the US, but never cunnard. I don’t mean to be corrective or rude, I’m just a big nerd :) I love your videos!

Fantastic and thorough overview, but just one very small nit: Titanic did actually launch on May 31, 1911. It was her maiden voyage that didn't happen until 1912, on April 10.

I'm really looking forward to my voyage on the Titanic! It's already pretty expensive, though, so I don't think I'll worry about getting the traveling insurance.

Suddenly realized that your dress and headdress are similar to Rose's! They are beautiful : )

It’s amazing how much of this has carried over to modern day cruise ships, I woulda expected them to be more different but a lot of it is similar

Umm… if I time-travelled to 1912, taking a trip on the Titanic would not be on my agenda… Superb as it looks.