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by anna pastine 3 years ago

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The Industrial revolution

During the Victorian era, London emerged as the world's largest city, bustling with a rapidly growing population that skyrocketed from 1 million in 1800 to 4.5 million by 1880. While a small portion of the population enjoyed wealth, the majority faced poverty and exploitation.

The Industrial revolution

The Industrial revolution

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Charles Dickens' London: Victorian London was the largest and most spectacular city in the world.

Dickens had his personal routine and every day he walked a lot of miles-sometimes 10 or 20- through the streets of London.


London's population was 1 million people in 1800, by 1880 it was 4.5 million, unfortunately only a part of it could enjoy the benefits of richness, most of the population was poor and exploited.


WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAD NO POWER

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Consequences
Soot covers everything
All the manure flows into river Thames till 1875 the first sewage system was born

At the time people used to drink water from the river but the water was contaminated and so cholera broke out a lot of times.

Personal cleanliness is not important, in close and crowded rooms the smell of bodies is unbearable
Noise: the sounds of the market made the city very noisy

Pick-pockets, prostitutes, drunks, beggars, and vagabonds of every description add to the colorful multitude.

The Metropolitan Police, London's first police force, was created by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel (hence the name Peelers and, eventually, Bobbies) in 1829 with headquarters in what would become known as Scotland Yard

Live cattle markets and slaughter contributed to the filth
Coaches were horse-drawn, as a result there was filth in the streets, because sweepers couldn't keep them clean.



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People left the country to go and work in factories in the city, work conditions weren't very good



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Changes
Houses are warmer thanks to fireplaces
More people require more food: important markets were born and street sellers pushed their products on carts in the streets.
Railway became more and more popular, stations like Paddington, London Bridge etc. were built but there was no central connection. It was possible to go from one to another by coach.
A time of change and inventors: the first in the textile industry, the steam engine. Skilled work was born



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