Question

What was tradition of london season

Answer 1

The London Season is one of the most glamorous events in the world. Usually it starts after Easter and ends in August. Events include the horse races, the Derby, the even classier Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, concerts, balls, dances and The Proms, of course. However, the Season is not as elegant as it once was when young ladies were presented to the Court and men and women swirled around huge ball room floors in their finest evening wear.

The Season was regarded as a 'marriage market', a chance for the young men and women of the aristocracy and upper middle classes to meet each other and choose partners. As the girls were chaperoned it was difficult for them to meet privately so girls would often marry the first acceptable partner. Marriages were often not love matches but formed on the basis of eligibility, money and, perhaps, common interests. This was especially true in the Regency period when the idea of marrying for love was relatively new. An example of this is Fanny, in Mansfield Park, who was severely chided for refusing the rake Henry, by her uncle Sir Thomas Bertram. He regarded Fanny, who came from a poor family, as very lucky to receive this offer from such an eligible young man and told her that she may never receive another one!

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