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Victorian Workhouses Explained: How the Poor Were Treated 🏚️🕯️ | Boring History For Sleep

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🏚️🕯️ Victorian workhouses were meant to help the poor — but life inside them was deliberately harsh. Families were separated, food was minimal, work was exhausting, and strict rules governed every moment of the day. Designed to discourage dependence, workhouses turned poverty into something to be endured quietly and…

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