Victorian Era Have you ever heard of the Victorian Era? In this research paper I will teach you different subjects of what happened in this era. Some of the subjects are health, government, and social classes. In this era Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years, making her the longest reigning monarch in the history of England and Scotland. During this era daily life was harsh for commoners. The Victorian period was very prosperous for the middle class. In the Victorian era health was very unadvanced and almaring. In the event that the Victorian era takes place health was very unsanitary. People in the Victorian era didn’t know what was causing them to have infectious diseases. Some diseases were smallpox, tuberculosis, and influenza
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The crime and punishments were very common in the Victorian era . One of the main punishments was execution by hanging them and there were about 200 types of crimes (Mitchell 42). Public execution didn’t stop until the 18th century. Some common crimes was shoplifting, theft, house breaking, and forgery. A lot of poverty happened not a lot of luxury for millions working poor and dark shadows loomed over unemployed (English Heritage). The new Poor Law has a harsh reputation, but helped unemployment, elders, and disable. The new Poor Law ensured that the poor were housed in workhouses, clothed and fed (Mitchell 45). Children who entered the workhouse would receive some schooling. In return for this care, all workhouse paupers would have to work for several hours each day. A guy named Richard Oastler had a counterclaim about the new poor law, Oastler called the workhouses “ prisons for the poor. “ The poor themselves hated and feared the threat of the workhouse so much that there were riots in northern towns. The new Poor Law was meant to reduce the cost of looking after the poor and impose a system which would be the same all over the country (National …show more content…
Society was divided into upper class, middle class, and the working class (England Facts). A period of inequality, the industry brought rapid changes everyday and affected all classes (English Heritage). The working class got the worst of it from all classes. Many workers, both skill and unskilled were out of jobs or work because many jobs were cut. People would relocate to put food on the table for their families, but there was not enough jobs so in return did not get paid enough. Both men and women worked long hard hours and even children worked just as hard. Child labor in the Victorian era was very common, but were very dangerous for children. Children worked in factories at the age of 3 and were paid very little, but they’re mostly slaves for their families. They had long hard hours and some children made chemicals (phosphorous) which resulted in rotting teeth and death from continuous inhalation. Another place children worked at was the mills they were places where children found employment (orphans would stay there) the treatment was brutal. Most of the time they stayed inside working and no time for fresh air. They never had time for recreation and if they fell asleep on the job they were brutally killed (England
The crime and punishments were very common in the Victorian era . One of the main punishments was execution by hanging them and there were about 200 types of crimes (Mitchell 42). Public execution didn’t stop until the 18th century. Some common crimes was shoplifting, theft, house breaking, and forgery. A lot of poverty happened not a lot of luxury for millions working poor and dark shadows loomed over unemployed (English Heritage). The new Poor Law has a harsh reputation, but helped unemployment, elders, and disable. The new Poor Law ensured that the poor were housed in workhouses, clothed and fed (Mitchell 45). Children who entered the workhouse would receive some schooling. In return for this care, all workhouse paupers would have to work for several hours each day. A guy named Richard Oastler had a counterclaim about the new poor law, Oastler called the workhouses “ prisons for the poor. “ The poor themselves hated and feared the threat of the workhouse so much that there were riots in northern towns. The new Poor Law was meant to reduce the cost of looking after the poor and impose a system which would be the same all over the country (National …show more content…
Society was divided into upper class, middle class, and the working class (England Facts). A period of inequality, the industry brought rapid changes everyday and affected all classes (English Heritage). The working class got the worst of it from all classes. Many workers, both skill and unskilled were out of jobs or work because many jobs were cut. People would relocate to put food on the table for their families, but there was not enough jobs so in return did not get paid enough. Both men and women worked long hard hours and even children worked just as hard. Child labor in the Victorian era was very common, but were very dangerous for children. Children worked in factories at the age of 3 and were paid very little, but they’re mostly slaves for their families. They had long hard hours and some children made chemicals (phosphorous) which resulted in rotting teeth and death from continuous inhalation. Another place children worked at was the mills they were places where children found employment (orphans would stay there) the treatment was brutal. Most of the time they stayed inside working and no time for fresh air. They never had time for recreation and if they fell asleep on the job they were brutally killed (England