She was fourteen, and her dress was about to kill her. In 1863, kitchen maid Margaret Davey burned to death when her crinoline caught fire reaching for spoons. The wide cage skirts were death-traps — trapped air fed the flames, and the cage held the wearer inside. Hundreds died this way every year, while the press just mocked the fashion. Tragedy, or a danger everyone ignored? #BritishHistory #ForgottenHistory #VictorianHistory #SocialHistory #HiddenHistory