The Children Who Built Victorian Britain Part 1

[akissy]

I'm not justifying, but ppl gotta understand that practicality was all. Human rights and the welfare of children are very very new. It's not that they were evil people who just wanted to screwed kids over and rob them of a childhood. Childhood was only for the aristocrats, and even then it was very short lived: you died off sickness or were trained from very small to do what was expected of you.This is how the world was till the middle 19th century hit, it's not justification but tis the truth.

[creolelady182]

Because of Britain's hideous laws favoring the wealthy during that time- great Britain remained idled and its people stuck in poverty. yet the Royal family could do nothing but pity them. people lived in filth and squalor. The females if they did not have a male protector was doomed to the streets. It ceases to amaze me that the masses did not protest and riot but then the Royal Family had a huge Police Force and a well paid military to keep these people at bay

[BunnieGunn]

YAY theres my animation at 05:25

thanks for uploading the whole show!!

[ThumbsUpForNoobs]

it's julia gillard :D

[leedshunk]

child labour was , in those days a total disgrace , but in contrast , those who refuse to work today , do not realiise how easy a life they have , and do not have to make the choice to work , or starve .

[whitegirlblackshirt]

@leedshunk and,use,commas

And who exactly refuses to work? People on 'the welfare'?

[leedshunk]

@whitegirlblackshirt who refuses to work ? do you not read the newspapers ?

[akissy]

@whitegirlblackshirt Who refuses to work? x.x omg... there's tons of lazy asses who refuse to work all over the world!! They think it's a pain in teh ass, from made up teenage girls who think daddy will always be there to middle aged men who think they are too much for any job, to ppl who refuse to study and hence can't find a job!! It's all over the place!!!

[rosiethebear300]

@leedshunk You gotta be kidding - with excalating wage slave labour in north america today. You try and live on welfare when you can't get a job that pays your rent, hydro and food!

[rosiethebear300]

@leedshunk See the bigger picture! It was only because the children were orphans and there were no protection for them and the parishes didn't want to have to try and feed them all(although it was a measly bread and gruel) and orphan children were abundant. If these children had have been adult would it have been OK to work 12 or more hours a day 6 or 7 days a week for a slice of bread and shelter from the rain while the filthy rich got richer? people can't afford basics working 7 days/wk toda

[TheZroos]

this is the best not!!!!!! why did my teacher chose this :S

[yourfireinside]

This was a very fun documentary. I thank you for uploading it!

[xmissfreyax]

whats the name of the music at 12:48? :)

[tifftigershark]

our teacher showed us this in school x3

[ThumbsUpForNoobs]

@tifftigershark Same

[Peachesloverable]

LoL this also helped me with my project Haahaaa!<3 Very Intresting