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More than 4,500 unmarked graves found at Victorian workhouse in UK. ‘Dark chapter’
Along the River Avon in southwest England, the city of Bristol ... which could be dated to the height of the workhouse between 1837 and the late 1800s. “The story behind these burials reflects ...
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How poverty affected Britain in the late 1800s
The poor of Britain received little help from the Government in the 1800s. The Poor Law of 1834 provided two types of help: Indoor relief – the workhouse, which was greatly feared. Outdoor ...
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Who was Charles Dickens?
He had no parents and he lived in a place called a workhouse. Only poor people lived ... Charles Dickens lived in the 1800s, the Victorian age. Life could be hard for children then.