When did people start going on holiday?

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Ramsgate Sands, an 1870 work by the engraver Joseph Swain, inspired by William Powell Frith’s 1854 painting of the same name. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images

Ramsgate Sands, an 1870 work by the engraver Joseph Swain, inspired by William Powell Frith’s 1854 painting of the same name. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images

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When did people start going on holiday? Valentina Otero, Mexico City

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