Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What is a hanway?"
...Jonas Hanway stood in a Persian city street in the mid-1750s to watch a prince pass by. The royal gentleman used a tent-shaped structure to shield himself from the sun. Hanway thought perhaps the lower class, working Persian would enjoy protection from the sun so he had a large number of these tent-shaped structures, called Hanways, produced. Unfortunately, his hanway, called umbrella locally, was an Eastern symbol for royalty and power. He had no choice but to make a hasty retreat from the country. When he got back to England, he realized an umbrella could protect the user from the English rain, so he began carrying one about London. Umbrellas were a favorite on the streets of London before Hanway died. Source: LookAndLearn.com
