It is well-known that Britain is a country filled with contradictions, and the 19th century is an era also filled with contradictions.
As Dickens said: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity. It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness...
For Dickens to write such immortal words, one must attribute it partly to his literary talent, and partly to his birthplace, this Great Britain Island.
In the 19th century, Britain was both the world's most pioneering advanced nation, and at the same time, the country that retained the most medieval traditions.
The essence of these medieval traditions was concentrated entirely in the feudal hierarchy that valued seniority and rank.
Although this is no longer the era where lineage was everything, it doesn't stop people from subconsciously adhering to ancestral rules in their affairs.
