What did the Victorian era Poor eat? (Compared to the Rich)

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Find out what poor Victorians ate compared to rich officers and soldiers in 19th Century Britain. For the poor, chronic starvation was a social norm – only acute starvation raised the eyebrows of authority. Today you will discover inequalities as causes of hunger – find out how what food paupers ate compared with a workhouse officer and what little prisoners were given to eat. Why were some condemned to food poverty by their guardians and others so well fed?

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CC BY - Cork City Gaol in Cork, Ireland by psyberartist; Distributing Soup at the Stranger's Home Limehouse, Men are walking in a long file leaving spoons in a bowl as they go past, St Mary's Hospital, Plaistow children from Plaistow, The milk of poor-law kindness by Wellcome Collection
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Enjoy this content? Please like, and share it out wherever you can 📲 It really is a big help to grow audience. Thank you 👍

FactFeast
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Thanks for not playing music in the background.

Exodus.Pi
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I like how this video touches on the fact that damage from malnutrition in childhood can't be undone even ppl now don't understand how dangerous not having enough food is for children they are damaged forever

susanneseiler
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The same year Jack London was writing about London, the Boer War was ending. The British Army was so shocked by the poor physical health of many soldiers due to malnutrition that it was enough for Britain to start issuing free school meals to children in 1906.

In addition, the British officer Robert Baden Powell noticed the the lack of outdoorsmanship and survival skills of British soldiers. He went on to be the father of the Scouting Movement.

TheSunderingSea
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The British empire stole from its colonies to become vastly rich but it neglected its own citizens, just imagine what horrors fell upon the citizens of these colonies.

smileshaheen
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I grew up wanting for food. It is true, the damage is irreparable, but now I get enough. This is one reason why I usually donate money to the local food bank. I would rather donate money than food because sometimes a needy person won't have all the ingredients or proper utilities to prepare something slightly more complex. Great channel, I love hearing about the old days!

ktm
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I grew up in my destroyed city in Germany right after its near total destruction in WW 2..We had very little food..My Oma baked huge wheels of Sourdough bread in the Public Oven..we washed our laundry in the River on the laundry boat..My mother gathered stinger nettles and made spinach out of it..We had a garden later w cherries Plums Raspberries that were canned..She made Sauerkraut and grew potatoes in a barrel on the balcony..I spent the summers at my Aunties who made me eat butter and cheese and drink milk
I am 72 yrs old now and in excellent Health ..Thank God ..lack of nutrition in kids is horrible !!! These poor kids in those days were doomed

ecuadorexpat
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This channel is becoming increasingly relevant.

lichtsignale
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As a teacher, thank you for posting this, and for the passion in the reading. Dry reading causes students to tune out, this keeps their attention. Well created, thank you

racheljensen
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"The People of the Abyss" by Jack London is one hell of a book. It's unforgettable.

estebangomez
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As a blind person myself, that bit about the blind house hit hard. There for the grace of god go I. Also, on a lighter note, in my subscription box your video is just below one about the cheapest vs the most expensive Las Vegas buffet. 😀

mgthestrange
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Last part of my research poor Victorians breakfast consisted of cold meat, cheese beer Victorians eat batten berg which is light sponge cake . Poor people have salaries about 12 shillings spend on food each week loaf of bread milk cheese afford meat once a week saved for Sunday lunch beer and gin were cheap and illnes and death were common especially in children due to poor diet and biggest killer was dirty drinking water eat beans and lentils for protein sources but Victorians also eat lot of healthy fiber such as nuts, chestnut hazelnut most commonly meat was pork . In winter season carrots, turnips unexpsenive . Victorians drink lemonade beer, hot tea . Eat sweets such as jelly babies, coconut rice toffee or wine gums Victorians menu dinner rabbit soup in 1880 s during late 19 and early 20 centuries popcorn was eaten as cereal nowadays. Victorians breakfast was heavy meal sausages, ham, eggs served with bread rolls high tea served before dinner with milk and sugar became well established in Britain in early 19 th century they began to use gas have dinner from 5 pm to 7 pm salad served for upper class . Victorians still thin they had fixation on pursing body either through not eating use of mineral water and limited amount thought of poverty diet .victorians tea menu consisted of finger sandwiches with cucumber and sweets as scones, coco chocolate on grand sale but Poor Victorians on Christmas dinner included both beef swan or two . Victorians among favorites of queen victoria sweets packed in small boxes sent to court four times sweets were chocolate wafers have three different shapes. Victorians drinking was hot cup of rice milk in street vendors and there are too picnic sandwiches Victorians Britain was nation of coffee drinkers we too in Arabic countries love coffee very drink of hospitality we give it guests with dates iam so sorry to be little long but reading and writing both are great ways to improve our English language as none native speakers stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones

Khatoon
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I don't know how anyone in poverty & underfed even survived it & Thanks F.F.❤️

lanacampbell-moore
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I like a lot of people have always been very interested in the Victorian/Edwardian era, but alas I see now thanks to your excellent videos that I had the complete wrong end of the stick and was looking at things through rose tinted glasses, I can not believe how the poor especially children suffered - and that from one of the richest countries in the world, that story about the prison warden that gave the little child biscuits and got dismissed for his kindness especially spoke to me. Thank you for your very informative and often fun videos.

michelleduplooymalherbe
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The problem also was the attitude of the well off to the poorer folk. The assumption was that the poor should work hard to earn enough to eat properly and better themselves, regardless of what little opportunity that may have been present for those poor.

simongee
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I get very irritated and is all I can describe as uncomfortable when I see my GF waste food. If you’ve never truly been hungry before with too much pride to go to a food bank or steal then I don’t think you’d get it. Now I’m well off and very grateful.

_Fish._Fish.Red_Fish.
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I don't know what the Victorian poor ate but I think we might to dig the recipes out again any time soon.

toforgetisagem
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My maternal granny (born around 1912) certainly knew about hardship, as she had a grand total of 16 children! My mum still talks about how they bathed in a tin washtub, had to share bathwater & used an outdoor toilet. Being a germophobe & terrified of spiders, I could never! 😂

AspieGirlArianaHale
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how ironic. Only a couple of days ago in Belgium (like, one of the richest countries in the world) I read an article about a teacher who wrote an official complaint letter in the newsppers about HER getting reproached by education investigators. The reproach was that she didnt stick to the school program, instead serving meals and trying to have them to eat. You read this well. Kids still go to school without having eaten. You imagine how you can absorb information while being hungry all the time? And we call ourselves the civilised

hetedeleambacht
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These videos always serve as a reminder to be grateful for my life. I am aware, but it just helps to know. I can feel bad about my own issues but learning about these things gives me motivation to try harder and make something of myself. I feel bad for all those who had to suffer with no recourse or relief 😢

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