Dr Hannah Wallace

Researching the servants of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
CDA PhD from University of Sheffield and Chatsworth on servants in the eighteenth century

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@lucy_brownson @YstadauCymru @JonathanSEllis Congratulations Lucy! Welcome to the Dr Chatsworth gang. Looking forward to reading your work.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

What a privilege to be the first heritage talk in this incredible room! Thanks to all the team @BuxCHE for yesterday evening and for inviting me to part of your exciting programme of events.

[Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust @BuxCHE]

We're super excited to be nearly ready to start our first EVER #Heritage talk in a packed-out #Buxton #AssemblyRooms

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@JulesSkirvin Thanks Julie, so pleased to hear you enjoyed it.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@FordeVidal Thanks! Have sent you an email.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@FordeVidal Hi Nadege, do you want to DM me your email address? Happy to share the research I have

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@LouLikesToKnit @HistoryButler @ChatsworthHouse Oh I love these, so good to see them again. I was always very fascinated from the floor plans and inventories by the proximity of the washroom and wash court to the coal store. I love to imagine the movement about this space. So interesting to see the development.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@HistoryButler @ChatsworthHouse After the hair, toenails and blood letters - I'm not sure I want to know what else might be in there!

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@sunitathind You make a very important point which I hope can be explored in more depth in many more programmes. Black people at all levels of society were coming face to face with these concepts of beauty- Georgiana's hairdresser Gilbert was a black man with his own business in 1780s London.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

I had so much fun filming with @Lisa_Eldridge at Chatsworth for the Georgian episode of Make Up: A Glamorous History and sharing how much money and effort when into Georgiana's beauty looks. Looking forward to watching the Victorian episode next week.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@sunitathind A very important question and one I hope will continue to be addressed throughout the series but there is definitely much more work to be done. The episode focuses on the idealised beauty standards present in Georgian England which overwhelming emphasised white women

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@ElizMGoodwin @HistoryExtra @Lisa_Eldridge Thank you!

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

It took me a while to get my hands on a copy but here it is. Thank you to @HistoryExtra for interviewing me about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and her hairdresser ahead of @Lisa_Eldridge's 'Make Up: A Glamorous History' on BBC2 tomorrow night.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@lucy_brownson @HistoryButler @FionaClapperton These are fantastic! What a good find, so varied as well

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@JaneLHodson @HistoryButler @lucy_brownson Welcome to the family Lucy! I'm very excited to hear more about your project and your future findings. Sorry I'm only just saying hello - I've had a long Twitter hiatus

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@sarahmurden How beautiful! A very different image of Georgiana then we are used to seeing. Thanks for bringing them to my attention.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@valeriedalling @BuxtonMuseum @ChatsworthHouse Thanks Valerie! I'm so pleased to hear you enjoyed the talk at Chatsworth.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

@makeitcreateit @BuxtonMuseum @LearnBuxton Thanks Louise! There are more upcoming Meet the Expert talks about the Cavendish family and their servants as well.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

Very excited to be giving this talk on the servants of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire @BuxtonMuseum tomorrow as part of the @buxtonfringe.

I can promise there will be loyal lady's maids, interfering governesses and an appearance from an eighteenth-century parrot.

[Buxton Museum @BuxtonMuseum]

Our 'Meet the Experts' programme for #BuxtonFringe kicks off next Tuesday (9th) with @hwallace24 taking about Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire's servants; the maids, footmen, hairdressers and governesses who were part of the most personal and intimate aspects of Georgiana’s life.

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

Very proud of these two @HistoryButler @FeeClapperton for all their hard work to reach their theses hand in. They have made the last three years of PhD life a joy. Looking forward to all the exciting things still to come

[Dr Hannah Wallace @hwallace24]

Thanks to Noah @TheTab for writing this great article about our research on the Chatsworth estate and our hopes for its impact

[The Tab @TheTab]

Sheffield students have uncovered saucy letters from Chatsworth House – the real-life Downton Abbey https://t.co/ZJrJnclO0P