Four Myths of the Victorian Workhouse || Social History

This week we're bringing you the first video covering myths about leading Victorian institutions and we're starting with the workhouse. Were they bad places? Well of course they were, but a lot of what we think about Victorian welfare and social assistance doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Today we bring you 4 myths of the workhouse.

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Intro: 0:00
Myth #1: 1:04
Myth #2: 3:18
Myth #3: 4:44
Myth #4: 6:35

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