was the consultant historian to the series who helped the family adjust to the 1900 lifestyle. He later visited the house for a dinner party with the family. He also equipped the family with a useful reference manual to aid their stay at the house, based on sources of the period such as Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management and Cassell's Household Guide. Because looking after the house became difficult, the Bowlers decided to hire a maid-of-all-work. Elizabeth Lillington was chosen, however after a few weeks the family sacked her as Joyce decided that she could not reconcile her views on women's emancipation with employing a woman as a domestic. However, being 'liberated' was not the view Elizabeth herself took of her dismissal. It was pointed out that a woman in Elizabeth's position in 1900 would have faced desperate poverty had she been denied housekeeping work. Sequels The success of 1900 House has since led to other related productions and co-productions: United Kingdom The 1940s House – a family "living" through the Second World War. The Edwardian Country House Regency House Party Coal House – a 1920s Welsh mining community Coal House at war – a 1944 Welsh mining community Victorian Slum House – London slum life during Victorian era The 1900 Island – a 1900 fishing village in Anglesey Australia Outback House – a family running a sheep station in 1861 Outback Australia The Colony – Four families and several individual "convicts" try to live life in New South Wales of 1800. New Zealand Pioneer House – essentially a New Zealand production of The 1900 House. Colonial House – a recreation of the experiences of typical British immigrants to Canterbury, c. 1850; complete with a Sea Voyage from Auckland to Lyttelton, tramping over the Bridle Path to Christchurch with their children and belongings, setting up house in a canvas Tent, and eventually, building their own house. One Land – Also a recreation of New Zealand in the 1850s. It featured three families, one Pakeha and two Maori, and aimed to replicate the experiences of British migrants and the indigenous Maori of the period. The Maori families were housed in a traditional Maori Pa, and one of those families was specifically chosen for their knowledge of Maori language and customs. This family was asked to speak only Maori throughout the Series. Germany Schwarzwaldhaus 1902 (Black Forest House 1902) – a