What do you know….. :
What do you know….. What do you know about The Victorians?
Who was Queen Victoria?
What do you think life was like for a Victorian?
Rich and Poor :
Rich and Poor Huge divide between the wealthy and the poor What do you think life was like for these people?
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Windsor Palace The rich lived in luxury
Who lived here?
Life for the poor :
Life for the poor The poor lived in slums
What do you think life was like here?
The London slums :
The London slums Cramped, dirty, smelly,
Dark, dangerous, diseased
What jobs did the poor do?
The Workhouse :
The Workhouse Even worse than the slums
Only for the poorest, those with nothing
What do these pictures make you think of?
The Beadle :
The Beadle The leader of the Workhouse
Often cruel
Why do you think there were cartoons of Beadles?
Street Gangs :
Street Gangs Children who ran away from the Workhouse formed street gangs
If arrested they were sent to prison
Children as young as 12 could be hanged! What was their crime?
How old are they?
What was their punishment?
What do you think….. :
What do you think….. What was life like for Victorians?
What have you learned?
What would you like to find out?