Voice of a Victorian Vagabond (Life on the Streets of 19th Century London)

Описание: A Victorian vagrant was treated like no more than a dog on the street. How tough was homeless life for a vagrant in the Victorian era? This is the true story of how a man became a vagrant in the 1850s. Find out what life was like 'tramping' the streets of Britain, sleeping conditions in the workhouse, begging, theft and prison. Discover how his choice of a life of freedom turned into one of hardship.

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Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com
CC BY - Birmingham County Council House early 1900s by whatsthatpicture; Policeman approaches a ragged woman and her baby in a London park by Wellcome Collection
CC BY-SA - Monmouth Workhouse by Anthony Cope; Presumably the original entrance to Strangeways Prison in Manchester by Peter McDermott via geograph.org.uk; Blue plaque erected in 1953 by London County Council at 55 Albany Street, Regents Park, London, NW1 4BT by Spudgun67; Victoria sovereign by cngcoins.com

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