The Ultimate Guide to Getting Rich in Victorian London | Human Voiced, No Ads

Описание: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:03:16 Banking and Finance
00:09:08 Law and the Learned Professions
00:15:09 Commerce and Industry
00:23:52 Publishing and the Press
00:31:45 Engineering and Innovation
00:40:20 Civil Service and Public Life
00:49:25 Fortunes Beyond the Seas
00:59:41 Thoughts and Conclusion

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Explore the realities of upward social mobility in Victorian London, where ambition, opportunity, and industrial growth collided with rigid class structures. This video examines how individuals rose through the ranks—whether through commerce, civil service, colonial ventures, or education—and how wealth, reputation, and respectability became tools for climbing the social ladder. Discover the limits, challenges, and rare successes in a society striving to redefine class and success in the age of empire.

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