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Myth 1 - Poor people were sent to the workhouse. In principle, at least as far as adults were concerned, entry into a workhouse was a voluntary option — you ...
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In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment.
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Aug 8, 2019 · The exact origins of the workhouse however have a much longer history. They can be traced back to the Poor Law Act of 1388. In the aftermath of ...
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Mar 15, 2021 · This week we're bringing you the first video covering myths about leading Victorian ...
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Myth 2 - To get into a workhouse, you just went and knocked on the door. Well, technically you could do that. In practice however, the more usual procedure was ...
Myth No.6: 'Once you were inside the workhouse you were trapped there' Poor people were not trapped in the workhouse. Lots of people only came in during...
Nov 15, 2023 · Archaeologists are excavating the 200-year-old St Pancras workhouse site before the site is redeveloped for Oriel, a new centre for eye care, ...
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Nov 9, 2021 · Peter Higginbotham argues that the Victorian institutions weren't necessarily the grim hell-holes portrayed by Charles Dickens.
Myth No. 2: 'The workhouse walls were there to stop people escaping'. In 1836 a wall was built around Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse (Gressenhall...
May 25, 2020 · Males went to one side and females to the other. Families would call to each other the wall. That woman's story is very detailed in the book.
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