Great Britain was a very Great Britain was a very important, rich nation in the important, rich nation in the middle of nineteenth middle of nineteenth century. London was one of century. London was one of the biggest and most the biggest and most powerful cities in Europe.powerful cities in Europe.

Merchants and Merchants and professionals professionals became part of the became part of the new high society. new high society. They were well They were well educated and lived educated and lived in beautiful houses in beautiful houses with servants.with servants.

During the Industrial Revolution thousands During the Industrial Revolution thousands of people came from all over the country. of people came from all over the country. Adults and children found work in the Adults and children found work in the factories in terrible conditions. factories in terrible conditions.

 The biggest impact on the growth The biggest impact on the growth of London was the coming of the of London was the coming of the railroad in the 1830s which railroad in the 1830s which displaced thousands of people and displaced thousands of people and accelerated the expansion of the accelerated the expansion of the city. city. The price of this explosive growth The price of this explosive growth and domination of world trade was and domination of world trade was untold misery and dirtuntold misery and dirt..

Children often did Children often did the most dangerous the most dangerous work, for example: work, for example: chimney sweepers.chimney sweepers.There were many There were many accidents at work. accidents at work. Workers made very Workers made very little money and little money and lived in small, dark lived in small, dark houses.houses.

The workhouse was little more The workhouse was little more than a prison for the poor. Civil than a prison for the poor. Civil liberties were denied, families liberties were denied, families were separated, and human were separated, and human dignity was destroyed. dignity was destroyed. Dickens, because of the Dickens, because of the childhood trauma caused by his childhood trauma caused by his father's imprisonment for debt father's imprisonment for debt and his consignment to the and his consignment to the blacking factory to help support blacking factory to help support his family, was a true champion his family, was a true champion

to the poor.to the poor.

The streets were dirty and The streets were dirty and narrow.narrow.Some people had no work and Some people had no work and no home. They became no home. They became beggars or criminals.beggars or criminals.The Poor Law of 1598-1601The Poor Law of 1598-1601 (changed in 1834) obligated (changed in 1834) obligated the local priets to take care of the local priets to take care of the poor in his area.the poor in his area.

The Poor Law of 1601 made no The Poor Law of 1601 made no mention of workhouses, but it did mention of workhouses, but it did place a legal responsibility on each place a legal responsibility on each parish to care for those within its parish to care for those within its boundaries who, because of age or boundaries who, because of age or infirmity, were unable to work. infirmity, were unable to work. The workhouse system began to The workhouse system began to evolve in the 17th century as a way evolve in the 17th century as a way for parishes to reduce the cost to for parishes to reduce the cost to ratepayers of providing poor relief.ratepayers of providing poor relief.

The people in the The people in the workhouse did workhouse did unpleasant jobs in unpleasant jobs in return for a little return for a little food and some food and some shelter. They shelter. They were usually were usually hungry, cold and hungry, cold and often ill.often ill.

Some rich Some rich Victorians wanted Victorians wanted to help the poor. In to help the poor. In London Dr London Dr Thomas Barnardo Thomas Barnardo established a established a home for orphan home for orphan boys in 1870.boys in 1870.

William and William and Catherine Booth Catherine Booth created the Salvation created the Salvation Army in 1878 to help Army in 1878 to help poor, hungry people. poor, hungry people. Today the Salvation Today the Salvation Army is an Army is an international international organisation.organisation.

There were There were several social several social reforms during reforms during Queen Victoria’s Queen Victoria’s reign, but poverty reign, but poverty was a big problem was a big problem during the during the nineteenth nineteenth century.century.

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