Anna Maria Stanhope (3 September1783 - 3 July1857), the Duchess of Bedford of Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, was the originator of the afternoon tea ritual in 19th century England. Anna Maria was the daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington, and June Fleming. She became the wife of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July 3rd is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bedford is the county town of the English county of Bedfordshire. ... Woburn Abbey, as seen approaching the house Woburn Abbey, the seat of head of the Russell Family the Duke of Bedford, was a sad half demolished half derelict house in 1953, after the death of the heavily indebted 12th Duke. ... Bedfordshire is a county in England. ...
During the 18th century, dinner was served at a gradually later and later time until by the early 1800s, the normal time was between 7:00 and 8:30 pm and an extra meal called luncheon had been created to fill the midday gap. But since this new meal was very light, the long afternoon with no refreshment at all left people feeling rather hungry. So eventually Anna Maria began asking her maid to bring all the tea making equipment to her private boudoir (the Blue Drawing Room at Woburn Abbey) at 5 o'clock so that the Duchess could enjoy a cup of tea with a slice or two of bread and butter. She found this afternoon tea such a perfect refreshment that she soon started inviting her friends to join her in her room for this new social event. Dinner is a term with several meanings. ... Lunch is a meal that is taken at noon or in the early afternoon. ...
Eventually, the growing middle class imitated the rich and found that tea was a very economical way of entertaining several friends without having to spend too much money, and afternoon tea quickly became the norm.
AnnaMaria Island, located on the west coast of Florida, is a barrier between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay.
AnnaMaria Island, 7 miles in length, is divided in three different cities, AnnaMaria City, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach.
The island can be accessed by three draw bridges, one from Longboat key to south of AnnaMaria island and two from the mainland by the main roads of Cortez and Manatee to west of AnnaMaria island.
AnnaMaria Island is comprised of three very unique and different cities, AnnaMaria City - which is mainly residential, Holmes Beach - which is both residential and business oriented, and Bradenton Beach - which is residential and tourist oriented.
AnnaMaria Island is 8 miles west of the city of Bradenton, connected by the Manatee and the Cortez bridges.
AnnaMaria Island and the surrounding areas support an active art community.
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