a REGENCY era question?

Question

1) You know how in the modern era, one is able to earn some money by selling their hair. In the Regency era, did ladies also cut their hair to gut money....like, desperate ladies.

2) How much was it for the son of a farmer to enter into eton....cambrige.....(which university is more suitable?)

and how much would the women be paid to sell their hair???

Answer 1

Yes, Regency ladies could sell their hair for wigs, but horse hair was more commonly used for those big fluffy wigs! Women who needed money were more likely to work as prostitutes.

I'm sorry I can't find any actual cost listed as to how much it would cost to get into Eton at that time, but currently it is about £23,000 per year, which even now is FAR more than most farmers earn, let alone be able to spend on getting a son educated at Eton! There is also the social aspect - it is very unlikely Eton would have even considered allowing a farmer's son in, even if the money was provided. Even now (I used to live just outside Eton) there is a huge amount of stigma attached to boys from "lower" social classes attending. The scholarship boys even have to wear a different uniform.

Eton is a school, by the way, teaching boys from the ages of 13 to 18. At 18 they would then go on to a university such as Cambridge. They are not both universities!

Cambridge is made up of lots of colleges, by the way, it isn't just one unit! Wikipedia is helpful about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge

Answer 2

Eton is a school, Cambridge is a university.

Answer 3

i think the second question might be something of a trick. i somehow doubt ANY amount of money'd get the boy of a normal farmer (as opposed to a country squire) into either schools.