Sleeping Rough in Victorian England (Penny ‘Sit-Ups’, Two-Penny ‘Hangovers’, Four Penny ‘Coffins’)

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[@LynnAgain83]

Can you please link the author of the Shepard's street shelter story? It really paints a stark picture and your voice is absolutely perfect for it. New sub here excited to see more...

[@deadfishparty]

There’s a romantic feeling with the Victorian era, even with the drawings of the times. It’s when you see a true photograph do you realize how far reality was from what we project. This is a fantastic channel.

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[@phillipecook3227]

The cleansing and reinvention of history. Once you're aware it's real you look critically at everything anyone told you about any point in history.

[@geoffbeyer1873]

the OG filters maybe?

[@AtheistAgainstChristianTerror]

The Victorian era was very romantic… in its fiction, lol. Maybe it was a psychological outlet for them, escapism!

[@nonamebill7421]

It was for the lower classes probably the worst time to live since the black death. But it led to drastic changes in the quality of living for the poverty-stricken.

[@monkeyboy4746]

Penny sit-ups and two-penny hangovers are like a sleeping in a hospital waiting room.

[@76629online]

Or an airport...

[@gorillaau]

Hospital waiting rooms are at least heated.

[@wareforcoin5780]

Chairs are more comfortable in the hospital.

[@deguilhemcorinne418]

I hope there is heat and no bugs in these waiting rooms.

[@BuddyLee23]

In my area at least, a good number of hospitals won’t bother you if you fall over asleep (as long as there is room to do it). It seems to me more like the waiting area of a jail, after the intake process, but before either released or being housed in a cell. They really do not let you lay down in any way (unless you get put in a holding cell).

[@geoben1810]

Yeah, I was homeless for about 3 years. Thankfully I had my car and was able to stay at clean shelters with facilities and meals. I spent the final year of my predicament in my car but thankfully could afford a membership at Planet Fitness where I could shower. I took my SS at 62 and retired to Mexico where I can afford a small comfortable apartment near the beach in a quiet little beach town and live like a human being again. It was an unpleasant experience, but nothing like what is described here thank God. I was very fortunate by comparison. ✌

[@867diesel]

Mexico sounds great ✌️

[@cyrusmakowski1644]

Can I ask at what age you were homeless and how you ended up so?

[@avva4090]

​@@cyrusmakowski1644lots of folks have trouble getting work even in their 60s, and if you don't have retirement you'll be penniless and without help until Social Security kicks in.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Ah, so you decided to go contribute to a third world drug den while leeching off the taxpayers of America. Cool.

[@boutiquebitcoin809]

I slept in a roach motel with my baby for 1 year and 1 year before he was born so 2 years. It was infested and cold with a air conditioner that never turned off and no heat but this Victorian stuff sounds like pure h*ll and makes being homeless today look like luxury. And that says alot since being homeless is horrible experience. To imagine people could be this evil. I've been treated bad while homeless but not forced to stay up.

[@johnnyx53]

The twopenny hangover was briefly featured in the movie “From Hell” with Johnny Depp. The prostitutes and poor sleeping against that rope until morning when the custodian pulled the rope out and they all fell forward, waking only as they fell. The movie was a pretty accurate setting for Jack The Ripper, and they used actual locations where the murders were done

[@forgenorman3025]

The movie was based on the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore, and frankly the movie was not very good, Depp's character was never a psychic for example. I'd highly recommend reading it. Mr. Moore also includes notes on his research about how Victorians felt about the destitute, especially the sex workers- claiming they were sex crazed and WANTED to be doing what they were doing, to make themselves feel better about leaving these women to fend for themselves.

[@angel101025]

I love that film

[@SkepticalZack]

One of my favorite. Be sure to keep my eye out for it next viewing.

[@snowymcstravick5324]

I'll have to watch it ty

[@HughMansonMD]

Listen to Francis; read the book, forget the movie.

[@teddyroon]

My Mum used to say she could "sleep on a clothes line" meaning when she was really tired, she could fall asleep on even the hardest of beds. I only found out where the saying came from when I went on a "Ripper Tour" in London. To think that people actually had to pay to sleep slumped over a rope in a freezing cold courtyard is totally humbling.

[@mrsmith7581]

I just don't understand why a better platform for people to rest on wasn't constructed? I mean, a rope? Really?

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@mrsmith7581 $$$. Rope is cheap

[@peoplethesedaysberetarded]

They didn’t have to pay, note. They could have just slept in the open or not slept at all.

[@dragonace119]

@@mrsmith7581 Money is why, they wanted to squeeze out as much as possible for as little as possible.

[@aliyamoon80]

My house had toxic drywall. For 15 months, my house has been a construction site. For 6 months, my adult sons and I have lived in a 10x 10ft room. It’s been hard, but we are getting through it.

[@JCTXFF]

Is this what they call the good old days?

[@CashelOConnolly]

No it’s what Boris Johnson wants for Britain

[@jamesjack6769]

@Drukstylz Because he and his public school cronies hold you in contempt and derision.

[@j3lny425]

Well yes,if you were the Third Earl of Wherever.

[@BeckBeckGo]

This is why I always laugh at dumb old boomers who wonder what the world is coming to.

[@MrLoobu]

No well prior to that. Good old days were 1890-1929.

[@DJ-uk5mm]

This went on until the 1940’s. Read ‘Down and out in Paris and London’. And autobiographical account of the life of a poor person in the 1930’s in Europe by George Orwell. Fantastic book

[@bruanlokisson8615]

New York City was just as bad as London during the same time periods.

[@sotch2271]

​@@bruanlokisson8615not as cramped up at all, at all , paris and british city were worse by a lot of metrics, richer, but also worse

[@chrislong6541]

Great author too, many of his books are great a brilliant man with a true view of reality

[@ValensBellator]

That man was so riveting that I didn’t even realize I was staring at one still image the whole time.

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Glad it was a good listen for you. Thank you!

[@SanjanaRanasingha]

@@FactFeast it was a great listen

[@hrani]

The one image was suitably haunting. The eyes especially

[@hanniballecter4924]

My Grandfather was an Orphan street Child in London who faked his age to join the Army to escape the streets. He never really knew how old he was but he made a career in the Army.

[@laurieb3703]

Here I am, watching this from my warm, safe and comfy bed. Full stomach and cuddling my little dog. God bless those who came before us and loved through hell! I'm so humbled and grateful

[@sherryglisson4885]

Anybody who doesn't believe this should read PEOPLE OF THE ABYSS by Jack London...a true account of the homeless in Victorian England....

[@joser.7970]

Cool. I’ll peep that

[@weemac4645]

White fang was so real.

[@southernbelle8920]

I'm going to read that.

[@andreabilodeau3850]

Just started it, thanks

[@simplypodly]

@insanity wolf ragged trouser philanthropist is a brilliant book. There is much that is imperfect about social and council housing, but compared to the alternative of mass homelessness it is an improvement of night and day

[@yuantheblue]

That scathing review on society from the account of the penny sit up had me stop everything else and still for a while. It was, and still is, sobering and thought provoking. Thank you for not trying to hide the 'unpleassant' side of things--ignorance is not bliss.

[@FactFeast]

It really is an ‘eye-opener’ to the plight of the Victorian poor. Thank you for watching.

[@christinebuckingham8369]

@Simon Simon 🙄👎👎👎 Oh, so it seems that to you, compassion is a bad thing? Jeez grow a heart!

[@mcdanielwright9172]

Wow 🤩 nice comments, you comment so good where are you from?

[@earthalydelights]

@@christinebuckingham8369 It seems to me that you've completely misunderstood Simon's comment and then attacked him for precisely what he did not say.

[@ev6558]

@@christinebuckingham8369 No, that's not what Simon said at all. I love people like you, so obsessed with whats in your heart that you don't have anything at all in your brain.

[@steveneltringham1478]

Makes me much less inclined to bemoan my lot. No matter how hard and bad we think it is for us, someone is having it far, far worse. Hunger, cold, ill-health and fear don't make for a restful night. How fortunate I am.

[@John-sk8cm]

Very cool comment. I applaud your sense of gratitude.

[@raynarks]

@damian matthewson you’re right. Saying that some have it worse than you is like spitting in your face when things aren’t going to go for you. That’s what some people said to the people talked about in this video. Vile.

[@lordeverybody872]

It doesn't make your lot any easier, knowing some have it worse. Doesn't put a feather in your cap and a bounce in your step

[@sarahcelik3738]

@@raynarks The point is to recognize and focus on what you do have, instead of focusing on what you don't have. This doesn't mean we too are not suffering, just reminds us we've still got something.

[@marvinc9994]

Quite ! And therein lies much of the value of 'boring' History (the wisest Mistress of all - after personal experience).

[@corncrackerkid5092]

It’s hearing stuff like this that makes me feel so grateful I have a full belly, a beautiful home and a soft, cozy bed while my ancestors who actually lived in Dalston in the East End had to live like this. I love your narration, you sound a lot like the author of Redwall, Brian Jacques

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Thank you! Really glad you liked watching.

[@breakingthemasks]

Redwall! I remember that. Thanks for bringing me a smile 😊

[@frydemwingz]

it's like in Victorian England it was all the rage to come up with new horrifying, painful ways to live unnaturally. Everything they ate, where they work, how they dress, etc was all designed to be as miserable as possible. It almost seems like fiction. I cant imagine this in real life, even as horrible and disgusting our society is now.

[@JJE18210]

Its just what unregulated industrial capitalism looks like

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

The worst part, I was homeless for quite some time. I hate to say it has not changed so much since then. The lack of homeless shelter leaves so many people struggling to survive, in Columbus Ohio during the winter often the most they could offer men was a chair. If it was 33°f You could be set back out into the cold. That includes the women. And many of the discription of these men still exists , and there are bed bugs , and I woke up in a shelter in winter to find another homeless women had stolen my shoes, I did get them back. Food, cooked pepperoni and all the stale pasties .it was a living night mare.

[@DawnOldham]

This is just so sad. How they kept putting one foot in front of the other each day I don’t know.

[@anna-rexia]

A heartfelt post. I am so glad you found your way in the end. X

[@raynarks]

There are plenty of homeless today. People shun them. What a lovely society. Filth.

[@hopemccubbin8661]

@@raynarks I don't see that where I live. I see lots of services for homeless.

[@hopemccubbin8661]

the biological drive to survive

[@esta1ful]

The only other alternative is death.

[@Tadesan]

When I was waiting for a bed at the homeless shelter I had the privilege of staying in the lobby. We were not allowed to lie down because of the fire code. Sleeping at a table face down on your book bag… definitely better than outside. Hugs

[@sixstringedthing]

Subscribed for teaching me why we use the term "hangover"/"hungover" to describe feeling rotten after a night of heavy drinking. Fascinating content, captivatingly read, thanks!

[@FactFeast]

Welcome. Great to know the content was so engaging for you. Thank you!

[@Erakius323]

What was the reason we use those terms?

[@fmulder6564]

This has nothing to do with the origin of the term 'hangover' referring to the effects of being drunk. 'Hangover' was a term used to describe lasting effects of something that had passed. Eventually this was applied to the feeling you get after a night of heavy drinking.

[@bb2na473]

The images with kids are very heart wrenching to look at. I'm from a place where it's always warm, never got too freezing cold. I can only imagine what they were going through. Must be a horrible, horrible life to experience.

[@RussDoesStuff99]

Here in Michigan it gets deathly cold and from the look of the open barns they slept in wherever they were probably felt like a big fridge. You would be lucky to find someone to lean against i would imagine.

[@erinw8787]

Your voice is that of a master story teller - it helps to convey the true horrors of what these people had to endure. Love your channel thank you .

[@verybarebones]

Whenever people daydream about living in victorian england, i wish their understood they were more likely to end up here rather than being presented as a debutante in a fancy ballgown. How many destitute families starved for every noble family?

[@GeorgeMonet]

I wonder if one was most likely to be either a coal miner or a relation to a coal miner than anything else.

[@tubeguy4066]

This was London, the countryside is much better

[@joehernandez9563]

Life was ugly even for the rich. People don't appreciate how good we have it now.

[@verybarebones]

@King Edward ah yeah just enjoy your job 16hrs a day in the mine and keep it up, you too are simply a temporarily embarrassed millionaire 🙄

[@andylane247]

Downton Abbey it ain't.

[@marelicainavokado]

How was having to pay for a seat considered charity?

[@terminator572]

The ones against it wouldn't even consider offering that.

[@thepcj3w]

Even charity was not free.

[@zibix4562]

That is what they called it We call it subsidized now

[@aniquinstark4347]

You have to pay rent, correct? Why shouldn't they?

[@tamlandipper29]

Two reasons: first charity must be sustainable, and scalable. Second, people behave better when they pay for something than when they get it free. Anyone who disagrees is welcome to put in hours actually helping a charity instead of posting memes. You may still disagree.

[@christinecallahan5512]

My father often told me, "I do not want to hear ANYTHING about the good old days"........

[@Wonderhussy]

Wow! !Grimly fascinating stuff...and the narrator is amazing! Glad KZbin recommended this channel... I'm hooked

[@davidamoritz]

I also I love this stuff ever see " the history guy"

[@davidamoritz]

If you go come back and say you liked it 🙂

[@msunderstood3890]

Thank you for this and all the insightful content. Keep it coming. We should never forget the suffering of the souls who lived though this horror. May they RIP

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Knowing viewers find interest in the videos makes it worthwhile for me. Thank you!

[@annagottman4541]

The same problems exist today. The horrors still exist today. Except here in riverside county calif, there is one agency that offers showers. I don't remember if they have one or three. Either way, nobody wakes up one day and decides to live the wretched homeless life .

[@anniechorley4940]

Many people still are in war torn or poverty striken places.

[@annewren8845]

My mother told me that my granddad used to operate “twopenny drops’ which were lengths of rope that people used to hang over to try and sleep, rather than sleep on the filth on the floor, and risk being bitten by vermin. In the morning they would cut the rope to wake you up, hence the name the “twopenny drop’ 😥

[@mcdanielwright9172]

Wow 🤩 nice comments, you comment so good where are you from?

[@fattyginsberg4977]

Penny sit-up is the Croatian night train station waiting room during winter.. The horror. The stench . The cold.

[@leonefurlan137]

Why Croatian? (bcs i think its the case in many countries)

[@tunasandwich8049]

At least you get to wait for salvation which is the train The penny sit up homeless get to wait to go back to the miserable weather of England

[@TheWickedVipersGamingChannel]

I was in Croatia and was waiting for a train in osijek... i thought i would get attacked by someone, really grimy and scary, feels like old london, better to just get a hotel and sleep and then go to the train

[@SanjanaRanasingha]

@@TheWickedVipersGamingChannel g0ddamn

[@SanjanaRanasingha]

@@TheWickedVipersGamingChannel god damn serously giving me goosebumps

[@odeean]

Oh, now I can imagine what klaus schwab means "you will own nothing and be happy". Can't wait.

[@fionazelmann7541]

you forgot the "or else" at the end of that

[@isaackalashnikov3681]

I will not live in the pod I will not eat the bugs I will not drink the soy

[@jamesh1758]

The narration is unbelievably good. I love the emphasis of words and tone of voice. Really made me vividly imagine the horror of living in poverty in them days. I will be so much more thankful for everything I have now 😃👍

[@ThomasW215PHL]

I feel like “falling through the cracks” isn’t even appropriate for poverty. Falling through the cracks should describe the probability of being rich, while living on the cold hard concrete is where most fall.

[@k9man163]

This makes me think of the homeless man I saw this morning standing in the middle of lanes on Interstate 95 in New York before crossing Harlem River. Nothing has changed. We just have new justifications for issues.

[@RogerTheil]

That's true, we look at all the aid and charities around and say "we're helping!" just like all the people who didn't see it for themselves thought of their shelters then and said "We're helping!".

[@riverdeep399]

I don't know how I got here, but it's rather marvellous.

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

Yeah! Sleeping rough is the *best!*

[@JUUJJII]

@@warpartyattheoutpost4987 ha ha

[@frankboogaard88]

Looking at the picture, as a former homeless man, I can point out the ones who died first. The ones without headwear. A cap could buy you a night in a bed. A hat could buy you 2 days in a bed plus 1 meal. Former sailors were the lucky ones, since most invested in ear rings. That gave you a week of lodgings plus a meal every day.

[@antonvrb1510]

Facinating and i would never have thought of that. People who know what is waiting for them at home from previous experience and possibly buying jewelry as insurance?

[@LazzarrusLong]

What?! This is fascinating.

[@jessebullard7880]

Mmmm I never thought about that.. very good eye and cunning observation .

[@Saitaina]

The coffin sleep makes me think of a Japanese capsule hotels with fewer amenities.

[@coboldelphi]

The capsules do have decent beds, tv, access to a nice community shower and are more a I missed the train home or I'm too drunk to go home than a homeless option. They too have become as of late a tourist novelty than common usage for salaryman.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

there's businesses that sell coffins that 1 you can sleep in like a bed.....so then your bed becomes your final resting place HA! and 2 you can have a coffin configured to be an entertainment center or a coffee table etc it's actually kinda cool to invest in the end and have something in life that you can use practically, t's morbid for some but for others it's practical

[@calsela]

and $40 per night it is

[@moondancer9066]

The "coffin " reminds me of California now with its $1200/month for a cot.

[@lithuaniaball]

4 pence for a night in one of those, 30 nights a month, it comes out to 1.20. Not 1200, one whole bill and 20 cents extra. Honestly doesn't sound bad thinking about it like that

[@AgentSmith911]

California has turned into a mess where you can only get by if you're a multi millionaire.

[@SuperFranzs]

@@lithuaniaball Do you know what inflation is?

[@roryjones95]

@@SuperFranzs right my penny better be worth a billion times more than some muddy Victorian English citizens penny.

[@megantheescallion8565]

@@lithuaniaball inflation.

[@Eilonwy.]

I consider it a healthy reminder of how much there is to be grateful for and how privileged so many of us are. Seeing others have it worse, humbles and grounds me, it makes me generous and kinder. And that is an encouraging thought! Makes me want to do better in this world (:

[@Jesuslovesyou8525]

If you volunteer in a simple way like passing out food you'll find the real fruit of that feeling. Trust me I did it and it's really great.

[@MysterousBear]

Amazing choice of music and incredible delivery - I can't believe this is given out to experience freely! Thank you.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot.

[@SprikSprak]

My God you can hear the anger, incredulity, rage in the Reverand's voice/words when he's describing the Sit-Ups. Amazing narration to convey it but heartbreaking at the same time.

[@jessebullard7880]

Yes! Particularly for the time period when many in more comfortable lives thought these people deserved this or were only worthy of contempt .. to hear his emotions flare like this gives me hope not all of that time period were so cruel

[@Sandux930]

Its like the situps were made intentionally cruel

[@heckinmemes6430]

City landlords: "Ah, yes, I should write this down."

[@aragathor]

Indeed, even now there are people alive who would wish on others such a state of poverty.

[@evenoddridge4829]

Parasites every last one of em

[@friendformationbot]

landlords first against the wall

[@tycorp1971]

As a home carer I've slept sat up in chairs and sofa. I could only sleep if my head was supported somehow. When you're exhausted you can sleep anywhere and in any position but only if your head doesn't fall.

[@alexandertiberius1098]

When my son was born, we were in the hospital for just over a week and I learned to sleep sitting with my head straight, although I swear I still have a bit of that crook in my neck. Now, I'm sure I could sleep standing up if I were determined enough.

[@crystallong9625]

Another outstanding video! They are always very informative and completely captivating. I truly enjoyed this video. As always, I can’t wait for the next one!

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! It makes the research worthwhile. More coming next week.

[@arranwheatley9337]

DLR incident firsttimeontvanhalen

[@davidgiles5030]

My great grandparents lived in the east end on Duke St. According to Booth's map the poorest of the poor. They had 6 children of which two died. They travelled to Canada in 1886 where the youngest was born. He was my grandfather. How did they manage to get to Canada? I'll never know. Everyone who might know has passed away.

[@riograndedosulball248]

Immigration agencies would recruit people at low costs, to be paid when they arrived in the colony and started working their land. Then, the migrant would sell anything they had and go into the ship with nothing but the body's clothing. It was very bad, but could be done. Uncertainty in America was better than certain misery in Europe... That's how my German ancestors arrived in Brazil. There is a German saying here about the immigration: "For the elderly, death. For the adult, danger. For the children, bread"

[@scar3xcr0]

Employers in Canada and the US facing labor shortages would often pay for a tickets to travel to the job the cost of which would be deducted from the workers pay checks until it was paid back. Some employers would loan tickets for family members in this way too but most would have to save pay to send for their family members.

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

I believe just like today in europe , an agency would arrange for a job for you when u got to the new world, so you would pay for your ticket up front and be in slavery debt for years after. I vaguely also recall something to do with land being given out to people in the new world but again you would be in debt for it and have to work it off 🙂 life was tougher in those days and its hard for us modern westerners to fully comprehend the context of victoriana age etc before the welfare state . No doubt your Canadian descendants were a Hardy bunch 💪🙂

[@Aristocratic13]

@@riograndedosulball248 Sure your German ancestors weren’t escaping Prosecution? And I know Argentina was the hotspot but still....

[@mukhumor]

Bonded labour. Bonded labour was often worse than slavery. The labourer had to repay his debt/bond so might go to to bed hungry. The slave, if he was to be productive was always fed. Some slaves were as expensive as race horses, if he was a good breeding specimen. We can already see that life was cheap, and people were a commodity and a resource. If you couldn't provide labour you were obsolete.

[@chapterblaq]

You're reading/narration is so enthusiastic lol. I'm resting up with my eyes closed and i just hear "His trousers stink...STINK!" definitely woke me up 😄

[@tomatoknuckles]

To the narrator. Your voice is perfect for creepypasta. Had me hanging onto every word.

[@FactFeast]

Great to know the narration worked for you. Thank you!

[@zellyu8559]

absolutely obsessed with your channel!!! ive been looking for a good channel like this for so long. steady, straightforward stories witu no music or dramatic sounds!! THANK YOU

[@FactFeast]

Welcome to the channel! I hope you enjoy listening to the stories. Lots more to come too.

[@theFLCLguy]

I'm homeless, luckily I got a van to live in. We've made so much progress. It's not like we could easily just build people homes to end homelessness.

[@laurakuhn8743]

In Canada in the town of Medicine Hat they did eradicate homelessness bye adding up how many vacant homes in apartments they had and settling people within them who had been homeless and then once they had a security of a kind then they started addressing the other difficulties they had. I believe this was in 2018. People are beginning to look at a similar solution in different parts of the United States and I have heard in other countries as well. I have been homeless myself I'm grateful now to have a very old but still serviceable RV that is parked in a man's yard and I pay him space rent I'm very grateful for this. I believe that you will win through and that you will get a home again.

[@fmcg5364]

@Oliver Pong You did everything right, went o college, served your country, you should not have to live like that. You definitely deserve all the breaks you have gotten

[@biggumstevens1784]

The problem is, the people who are homeless due to misfortune tend to not remain homeless for long. The people who are homeless due to poor life choices tend to never make the changes to remedy the situation, making any attempts to help them wastes of time.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@biggumstevens1784 That's not true, it's hard to get a job without recent references, a fixed address and ability to wash up right before the interview. Losing housing makes it significantly harder to bounce back and this who are homeless have very little to work with. Obviously, people do make it, but you're overstating the ease with which it can be done and glossing over the fact that it's not adorable for peple to be homeless in a country with so much money.

[@ThunderStruck15]

@@biggumstevens1784 the thing is, poor life choices can’t be taken on when you’re living without stability.

[@patrickrose1221]

Like trying to sleep on a washing line with a ragged blanket. Count your blessings people : )

[@andycopeland7051]

Your dramatic reading of the vicar's article gave me goosebumps. That was powerful. Thanks for sharing

[@FactFeast]

I’m really glad you enjoyed the narration! Thank you for taking the time to watch and write a comment.

[@AtheistAgainstChristianTerror]

I LOVE your videos. Oh my goodness, what a wealth of information and insight. Thank you so much.

[@FactFeast]

It’s great to read that you find the content so compelling! Thank you. Lots more to come.

[@annagottman4541]

It's maddening to me that today, the only thing that changed is the terminology used relating to homelessness. Same veiled do gooders, , profiting off misery. Same greed running the world, same society ills keeping the cracks open with no way out for most out there. Thanks for the informative history.

[@christinebuckingham8369]

Maybe it's not great now, but it's Far better than what's in this video. They were charged money for it too. Shelters are free, provide food and social services, heat, a bed or cot, a bathroom and shower which is far better than back in those days!

[@samanthaivyleigh]

@@christinebuckingham8369 trust me ppl are still profiting from the miserable and homeless... there's very large incentives to continue the cycle of homelessness

[@noahway13]

@@samanthaivyleigh What are YOU doing?

[@w.harrison7277]

"Thanks for the informative history?"!! Nothing you wrote came out of that video. No one said anything about greed running the world or that greed had anything to do with the poor of Victorian England. No thinking, no analysis, just thoughtless emotional reactivity: Welcome to the feminist communion, you're doing such great work. I see the great job you've done in L.A., the tent cities go for miles. God, how lucky they must be to have UCLA, the original feminist cesspool.

[@ThunderStruck15]

@@christinebuckingham8369 actually many shelters do charge.

[@glengauldie7741]

I've recently become homeless and living/sleeping rough, and have discovered other people like me are some of the most generous people I've ever come across.

[@PaulRudd1941]

My condolences my friend, I sincerely hope it gets better for you. There are people in your life that still care.

[@tradingwizard562]

Get a job asap.

[@theresedavis2526]

@@tradingwizard562 Many employers require one to have an address, a phone number or email, and their own transportation.

[@mediterraneandiet2483]

I hope things change for you and you find somewhere to live and work. Live in hotel work can help solve some issues temporarily.

[@DinoCism]

@@tradingwizard562 How do you know he doesn't have one? Plenty of homeless people have jobs and still can't afford rent. But yeah, much easier to toss out thought terminating cliches.

[@lablackzed]

The one thing that use to terrorize me as a nipper in the early 50s was my old Granny she use to say if you don't behave and do has your told she would send us to the work house bloody frightened the crap out of us .😵

[@miriamllamas224]

Sweet comment. I can imagine your granny saying it 🥰🌹

[@shanesteinhauser9680]

What do you mean by work house?

[@astralclub5964]

@@shanesteinhauser9680 The Victorian Workhouse was an institution that was intended to provide work and shelter for poverty stricken people who had no means to support themselves. With the advent of the Poor Law system, Victorian workhouses, designed to deal with the issue of pauperism, in fact became prison systems detaining the most vulnerable in society. Featured in the book and movie “Oliver Twist”.

[@VisionThing]

@@astralclub5964 Is Oliver Twist an M Night Shyamalan movie?

[@lindadadey7227]

@@astralclub5964 Many expectant mothers landed up in the workhouse,

[@phillipecook3227]

Imagine trying to sleep in an unventilated space right next to someone who might be louse ridden, incontinent, drunk and possibly suffering from an infectious disease like cholera which wiped out 000s in Victorian England. I wonder if the word " hangover" meaning the morning after a binge session originates from this period?

[@amymoriyama6616]

Those shelters sound a lot like the homeless shelters around where I live. The nearest shelter to me says you have to be there before sunset or you're not getting in (doesn't matter if you have a job or not that keeps you out past sunset). You get a cot. That's it. A cot in a room full of other cots. If lucky, someone has donated some food and you get some food from the shelter. Otherwise, just a cot. You do get a shower, a forced communal shower. Show before you lay on your cot or you get kicked out. Lights out is 9pm, no exceptions. Time to wake up is 5am, no exceptions. You better be out the door before 7am and you can't come back until around sunset. Believe it or not, there is an even worse place locally. They call themselves a "rescue mission". IF you get "accepted in", you have to stay on the premises for two straight weeks. No visitors, no leaving the premises, got a job? Too bad. After this two weeks, you can leave the premises but you must be back before 6pm, no exceptions. Stay out too late? Guess what, you don't get in and the next day you have to come get your stuff and leave. So what sort of activities can you do during those two weeks (and for however long you stay)? Cleaning, prayer, bible reading, work (for them). That's it. No music, no books (except the bible), no nothing for entertainment. Just the bible. You are expected to spend a minimum of four hours a day reading the bible, and they quiz you on it. You are also forced to "attend church" three times a week for two hours each time. Yeah, people put up with it because there are not much other options available except the woods. How do I know all of this? I've been there. I know what it's like. Something that always pissed me off about religion, in general, is most say that charity is encouraged and is expected. However, all religious organizations around here that "offer charity" require you to accept some religious teaching or lecture or something similar. The local food banks? You are forced to sit through an hour of religious lecture before you can have food. The food was donated to them by regular people. I have nothing against religion, but, when someone is in need of help, if you are able to help them, do so and don't force them to endure your attempts at brainwashing them. Just help them and let them be. If they are interested in your religion, they will ask you.

[@joemassey1338]

Having strings attached to charity isn’t charity at all now is it. Sounds like a cult but all religions are to a degree. I grew up in a religious community with a social structure based on how much you and your family contributed. As soon as I was old enough to drive and decide for myself I never went back. Once you know how the sausage is made you won’t have any.

[@willissudweeks1050]

Probably better to sleep in the woods.

[@douglasharbert3340]

It's better to sleep in the woods and preserve your dignity. All religions are cults....

[@thefreed1361]

yeah bro if you are hungry enough you are gonna listen to religious stuff all day long, know what i mean?

[@Mcfunface]

All those rules are in place for a reason. The majority of the homeless are absolutely despicable, taking street drugs regularly, stealing and fighting with others even on the metro, and quite frankly out of their minds.

[@EmpressNatiLocs]

Thanks KZbin algorithm for suggesting this video! What’s a wonderfully, mellifluous voice you have! Oh how I enjoyed my time here. Thanks for sharing. ❤️I’m off to see what else you have to offer

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! More coming soon.

[@adamogilvie6951]

Love this. Sleeping tight refers to well its basically a box spring as we would think about it. It had ropes that were criss crossed and tightened at bed time. You would place your mattress on this.

[@galanie]

Yes. To be the most comfortable, the ropes must be kept tight. So Sleep Tight.

[@bobsmith5441]

Very interesting

[@bridgetdavis9752]

This channel deserves 500,000 subscriptions.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you for your kind words. More to come!

[@margaretflood-elahwal5861]

I am really enjoying your presentation. Such a dramatic and heartfelt commentary adds to the overall discussion .Thank you!

[@FactFeast]

Thank you very much!

[@matthewbrown2037]

These videos make you thankful we live in the age we do. It's hard to imagine the misery and hardship of being poor back then, before the days of Social Security. Winter especially must have been particularly brutal, especially if you couldn't even afford to eat, let alone afford to get a shelter of some description for the night. Although the Penny sit-up sounds a bit harsh, expecting people to sit there all night without sleeping, not to mention the stench that must have emimnated from all those unwashed bodies and clothing. I'll never complain about being broke again!

[@karlabritfeld7104]

We have millions living on the streets in the usa

[@helenbenjafield7351]

​@@karlabritfeld7104and in the UK,we're rapidly returning to the Victorian Era,the welfare state barely exists,along with the NHS.

[@CosmicSphincter]

There is no magic keeping this from happening again, and shocking numbers of powerful people who openly seem to cheer for it.

[@alexandertiberius1098]

​@@helenbenjafield7351No, we're really not.

[@scottjock]

Jack London's "People of the Abyss" is an exceptional account of these times. His true account as an American in the East End of London disguised as a homeless person is truly amazing. He frequents them at the same time as a few miles away they were preparing for the coronation of Edward V11 Victorian values

[@entropyfan5714]

We actually read that in HS English, so the same thing jumped to my mind!

[@dreamtshirt]

Thanks for this- I’ll read it.

[@copperandbrick]

Just bought it for my Kindle. Read “The Jungle” in high school and it was, well, awful, but interesting.

[@gnostic268]

At that point it became Edwardian values

[@EAAAA1505]

I am a Latina and do not know much about the Victorian era but love hearing these stories and the narrator is great too. Life is cruel but people back in the days had it so much worst. Very sad!

[@zlocish]

im a latina xddddddd

[@monodimensionalbeing]

U a baddy?

[@Space_C0wb0y420]

@@monodimensionalbeingSo real 💯

[@ToneBajc]

Why does being a latina matter? its called world history... im white and i know the history of latin america. Modern day favelas are the clean air version of victorian era

[@mamamiabenjamia]

these narrations are fantastic, i love this channel! really interesting history.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! I’m glad you found it interesting.

[@cikuuzis]

Four penny coffin nowadays is called "a pod" and pushed as a stylish urban choice.

[@docgb5990]

There was a Hostel in Lye UK until 2015 which still had the nickname ‘The Spike’ in ref to the fact it had initially offered a peg which u hooked ur coat onto to sleep standing up

[@kitsunelee007]

That's how my Grandfather slept in his childhood house because there were 11 other children in the single room house.

[@willissudweeks1050]

Hahaha

[@karaamundson3964]

Sleeping rough was how the Ripper victims were killed--they were not prostitutes. They were unimaginably impoverished and had crushing family situations.

[@lynnpayne9519]

Several of the women could read. At least 1 had a husband who owed her money after he took up with the woman next door.

[@mickharrison9004]

That's rite the rich create the conditions for terrible crimes, specially against more vulnerable women, and most of the time it's the rich that are perpetrators.

[@janetpendlebury6808]

@@automaticninjaassaultcat3703 Only one ripper victim was killed in her lodging room, the others were killed on the streets.

[@jonathantan2469]

Even today, many murder & assault victims come from the homeless. Some prefer the streets as its safer than the shelters...

[@pyroparagon8945]

Poverty and crushing family situations is how you make prostitutes

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

I haven’t slept in a proper bed for a few years now and my back is knackered, spent a few stints on the streets and it’s horrible, hope it never happens again...!!

[@ryanbrett4876]

Holy smokes this is great content, I hope your channel grows rapidly.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! Nice of you to say. More to come.

[@swinebar]

I was hooked from the first sentence you spoke! I’ve read many books and seen many movies of the plight of the homeless in England. You bring the stores to life - I subscribed and keep up the great work! Thanks from 🇨🇦

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! Glad you find the content interesting. More to come.

[@snapdragon6601]

Damn, a 2-penny hangover. That just sounds like a headache after a night of revelry. I guess that's what the Laudanum was for...

[@jerryshunk7152]

The Laudanum withdrawal is much worse than a hangover ! Its like 30 hangovers combined if you let yourself get strung!

[@chubbiMommi]

This is the content I need more of in my life! You got a new sub! Great job! I'm so glad I found this channel 💕

[@FactFeast]

Thank you for your kind comment! More to come.

[@xsailor85]

It’s a miracle anyone survived the Victorian Era.

[@lucianene7741]

Ironically, it was the pinnacle of the British Empire.

[@karlabritfeld7104]

It's a miracle the homeless in the USA are surviving now

[@lj7471]

@@karlabritfeld7104 I mean, how much has changed really?

[@harkonen1000000]

@@lucianene7741 British Empire reached territorial maximum in 1920, so a bit before that.

[@RogerTheil]

​@@harkonen1000000territorial maximum does not always mean the height of a civilization. It can continue to push its physical boundaries long passed when it's started its decline, and they often expand even faster if they are able to do avoid such decline. Though 1920s was probably a much better time (IN GENERAL) to live in England than in much of the 1800s. Though of course for all the lows in the 1800s, there were equally, or even greater heights reached. Civilization is complex and nuanced, my man.

[@IbnBahtuta]

The good old days sound really dangerous and cruel. These days here in London we do a similar deal with the homeless. At Christmas, the homeless are given shelter from the cold. A bed, food, and clothing are all provided free. Then, once Christmas is over they are set right back on the streets for another year of dire misery. Cruel doesn't begin to describe it.

[@E-shinobi]

Your narration of the vicar's account was vivid and horrifying. Good job ol pal

[@FactFeast]

Great to know the narration set the right scene for this account. Thank you!

[@starguard4122]

Videos like this makes me count all of the blessings we have today

[@lauriemarie6902]

Thank you for elaborating. I feel as though I can smell the stench of it all. Thank you so much. Love ya. Philadelphia USA

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! Great that you enjoyed the Victorian atmosphere.

[@seththebeatmxchine]

I think ita extremely difficult for us today to truly fathom what these people went through. Unimaginable levels of discomfort and depression to say the least.

[@CharlieTechie]

The “good” old days; people have no idea what the “real” past was like, and oh, the smells.

[@dereinchecker9376]

Poverty like this is actually still on for so many and nothing has changed globally to prevent mankind from it. The channel gives a strong insight into our world as it was those days in a ( former ) european country like Great Britain or even America. And Its hard to see those SuperBillionaires today sitting on tons of money when in other countries people facing this cruel situation of poverty which hasnt changed through history for them at all. The KZbin ads even provide this false impression of a "good life". There is a lot to see here which is very real today.

[@Vexarax]

Just stumbled across an article on a website called Historyextra about how Victorian life wasn't so bad and how the poor were actually 'happy' - ie because children actually only had to work 10 hours a day after reforms so could bring home money to their family etc. Sounds like the person who wrote it is living in fairy-land if you ask me. Poverty in Victorian times was horrific.

[@julie5668]

I decided to watch this having recently read "Round about a pound a week". Almost unimaginable lives of the wretched poor and all they had to endure. It's a wonder any of them made it into adulthood. Death must have been their only salvation when it came.

[@normannokes9513]

No worldly goods;encased in soiled clothes; overall soreness; tooth ache;indeed early death would be a welcome release.

[@sandrafinbar]

Must be where the statement "the great unwashed " came from.

[@rickysorhaindo1359]

Excellent commentary; it seems that things have not changed in our times, we now have the night shelters, which individuals have to be in at a certain time in the evening and out in the morning, thanks again Facts Feast for another piece of narrative history.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! More coming soon.

[@efrasier1989]

Except these were paying customers, somebody is profiting off of this.

[@wareforcoin5780]

At least they get mats to sleep on. It's not much better, but it's not the floor, and the place is heated.

[@wcg66]

Even today, privileged people don’t want shelters in their neighbourhood. Shelters are also dangerous and clients often get abused and robbed. They may be free now but our attitude to homelessness and poverty is no better.

[@kiri101]

@@wcg66 You think shelters are free now?

[@danemb3300]

I often think if someone with great animation skills could take all those old engravings and photographs and bring them to life just as you seem to do in your narrations how much more useful it would be than some BBC sanitised drama. Keep up the good work.

[@FactFeast]

There is a channel on KZbin that animates Victorian photos.

[@AgentSmith911]

I am so thankful I live in modern times. I live in Norway and need help from the government to live. Not a life in luxury, but I get a roof over my head and food on the table. Being disabled in any way back in the Victorian days or the Middle ages seem very rough. I'd probably be sleeping on one of these shelters lol. The whole point of a welfare state is that people who can't work aren't a burden on their family, but the main society instead. As it should be.

[@colonthree]

I am Norwegian and all my government is doing is screwing me over. I pay 51% tax on my company and make very little money overall. I spent two years with less than 200NOK per week. NAV didn't even acknowledge my existence, and the tax authority decided to give me more fees than I could afford to pay for three years. HOW DID YOU GET YOUR WELFARE.

[@Kevin-xi6ts]

Do you know ashen Jjorgenssenn???

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

​@@colonthreeyou can discern between greedy politicians and disabled poor people though right? Don't fall off a ladder and end up at the mercy of someone who feels like you.

[@boggisthecat]

@@colonthree Very few small business owners make a lot of money. Many earn less than they could if they simply worked for an average wage.

[@persefone818]

I bet some people never sleep. I can’t imagine taking money from people and forcing them to stay awake though. That is horrible. But people who live outside probably don’t ever sleep. They probably don’t live long either...

[@forgenorman3025]

Having been on the streets, I can assure you we did in fact sleep. Some slept during the day because it was too dangerous to sleep at night, especially if you didn't have a tent.

[@bellagarzia9653]

My bf bought some food for a homeless man outside a gas station today and I was proud of him. If you see someone worse off than you and you’re in a position to help, please do. You’d want someone to help you.

[@mitzithompson6585]

Absolutely and God will bless u!!

[@-xirx-]

A beautiful thought ❤

[@karlabritfeld7104]

Too little too late. You can't feed them all. There are millions

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

Better yet, give them a restaurant gift card or bags of essentials, incl food & clothes. Unfortunately, too many will use money gifts to buy drugs or booze. Most homeless advocates will even tell you this.

[@davidbeagle6888]

As my mum use to say, there for the grace of God go I 😢

[@iceberg9248]

Amazing people. Trudged on through the misery and suffering to create a better life for those that came after them. May their souls rest in peace

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Not exactly, they worked themselves ti death for the upper class and were subjugated to the worst that "civilised" society had to offer them. This wasn't a noble act or grand standing, this was survival while unfortunately being born unto a class system that kept them at the lowest rungs of society

[@LJC-s2f]

They should have stopped having kids, that would have been the best solution!

[@laurieb3703]

Well said! Amen

[@rusure.8102]

RIP victoriana paupers. How they kept going is amazing. Thank you for bringing this news.

[@AlyxGlide]

they were exploited get over your drama

[@JimmySaint43]

Your voice is so riveting I had to hit that subscribe button and this is the first video I've seen of yours lol might I also add that Victorian writers were some of the best descriptors in history?

[@dabanjo]

Funny this video came up for me. I'm sitting here stressing because my ac went out and I might have to endure a slightly warm night. I feel much better now after learning about penny sit ups.

[@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs]

I've just realised that 'Tuppance' is 'Two-Pence' 🤦‍♀️

[@tortron]

Wait till you hear about Thrupence

[@sixstringedthing]

POP QUIZ: How much is tuppence ha'penny? :)

[@scj7408]

@@sixstringedthing two pence and half a penny?

[@coffic]

There, there.

[@patrickcummins79]

The two nights I slept on a hard surface in jail was ridiculously long.

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

This is brilliantly narrated and informative.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you!

[@blupyxi5669]

Gawd my ADD loves your intensity! The only one that keeps my attention! Subbed!!!

[@Geospasmic]

That was some powerful writing and reading. I can't imagine the misery.

[@michaelbeams9553]

I could listen to this guy read the phone book( that is if they still printed them ) Great video . peace , Be Free .

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! More to come.

[@joaoalbuquerque457]

Watching this makes it easier to understand what is happening in today's England UK 🇬🇧.

[@e.jenima7263]

with some exceptions it does not sound that much differint from today. even today many of our services to help give aid to the homless are woefully inadaquate . homeless shelters, job finding agencys ect are understaffed r not funded well enoff, or what good they can do is lessened by petty burocracy. were i live u have to be homless for 18 months before you can even apply for any assistance and that could take years to get you help. it really is shamefull in our modern society that homelessness is still the big problem it is.

[@im-mu7tw]

18 months? I think "they" are counting on the poor person being dead by that time.

[@w.harrison7277]

You are a flat out liar. Either you didn't listen to the video or you are intentionally deceitful if you claim today's bums have a fraction of the suffering of Victorian England. The poor in America suffer from obesity. This is a wealthy nation where in one hour of bumming money you can have enough to buy a sleeping bag at Walmart.

[@ThunderStruck15]

@@w.harrison7277 the suffering is the same in percentages. And there’s certainly this level of human suffering in the homeless now. People die in the cold every year. And people are obese because the only affordable food is full of sugar.

[@forgenorman3025]

@@w.harrison7277 Having been on the streets and panhandled, I barely made enough some days to afford the cheapest item from Jack in the Box to eat if I wanted a hot meal. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[@forgenorman3025]

@@ThunderStruck15 Yup, if you're on the streets any food you get is likely cold or junk food, there's no storage for fresh healthy things. Death by a thousand cuts, but many would like to ignore most of them and claim it's not as bad as it is.

[@josepimann7384]

This description was next level. Great reading. I cannot imagine being in this time.

[@FactFeast]

It’s great that you enjoyed this. The Lodging House video on my channel is similar.

[@ItsNotJustRice]

These videos are fun to listen to, solid voice for the narrations. Time to binge!

[@FactFeast]

Hope you enjoy!