QWhat is that cagelike thing that Maria wears under the back of her skirt?
AThat cagelike thing is a 'crinolette', popular in the mid-1800s in Great Britain. The crinolette eventually evolved into what became known in the late-1800s as the 'bustle.'
QWhat is Miss Heliotrope eating for her first breakfast at Moonacre?
AMiss Heliotrope (Juliet Stevenson) is having 'kedgeree' for breakfast. Based on an Indian dish (khichri) of rice, lentils, and curry, the British adopted the dish, adding smoked haddock, cream, and hard-boiled eggs.
QWhat is 'The Secret of Moonacre' about?
AFollowing the death of her father, 13-year old Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) goes to live with her eccentric Uncle Benjamin (Ioan Gruffudd) at Moonacre Manor, a mysterious, crumbling house in a world of magic and mythical beasts. From a book given to her by her father, Maria learns that the ancestors of the Merryweathers and the De Noir family have been locked in an ancient feud that only she, as a true Moon Princess, can end, but she only has until the next moon to accomplish it before the valley disappears for ever.
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