How far are current interpretations of Newstead accurate reflections of what it may have been like in 1871?

... Question 2:- How far are current interpretations of Newstead accurate reflections of what it may have been like in 1871? The portrayal of Newstead Abbey today tells us very little about way people lived in 1871. The main focus of the house, its contents and all advertisements are on the poet Byron. All of the rooms in the house focus in on Byron, there are several rooms that the Webbs used and Byron didn't, but these are still solely focused on what Byron did there. Byron's' study was not in fact his study, he never even lived in that part of the house, but it has been recreated in his style. The famous skull cup has been reproduced. Mrs Webb can be blamed for a lot of the original hype around Byron because she was a fanatic. She insisted on burying the skull cup in the grounds of the Abbey, she collected

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