Horrible Histories The Villainous Victorians

132 Pages·2013·27.92 MB·English

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VILLAINOUS
VICTORIANS

TERRY DEARY

Illustrated by
Martin Brown
For Ben and Sam Goakes ~ whe are not villainous
Victorians (well, they're not Victorians). ‘1D

‘To Richard Smith, for all the no worries. MB

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Contents

Introduction
Terribk cline 1830s-1840s
Cruel criminals

Cruel to kids

Hanging around

‘Terrible timeline 18505-1860
Mr Peel’s pained police
Wicked for women

Foul fun

‘Terrible timeline 170s 1890s
Talk like a villaincus Victorian
Criminal evres
Test your teacher

‘Top ten villainous Vietorians
Epilogue

Introduction

History is horrible, People in che past did drea:al things to
one anothe: and commutted terrible eximes, ‘Chey still de.
But by the 1800s the laws had become even more cruel
than the crimes! If you were caught chopping dawn someone
clse’s tree you could be hanged
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The laws became so crue! you could fee! jus as sorry fir the
villhins a for the victims! The prisuny were full of poor
people who pinched pennies by picking pocket

Posh people didn’t have to mug and murder to make
money, They owned the filthy factories and :nurky oxines
where the poor slaved ard suffered. Many mine owners
didn't mind how mary died in their Gamp and gas-filled its
as long as they themselves made lots of money.

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Bu Fa MDs MARVELOUS

So, in the dark days of Queen Vieloria, who were the real
villains? The poor, pilfering people of the siums? Or
mear, miscely men in their massive mansions? And how
on in those terrible times?

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TWAS A TIME OF

INVENTIONS AND
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place...

But it as also a time of cruclry and wiesodness.
Whst you need is a bock thar tel nc othe: side of the
Yainvus Viccoians. Now, where will you find a

story —
book Hike hat
Terrible timeline 1830s—-1840s
1837

In July 1837 a sesiously weird artist, Robert Cocking, jumped
from under 3 hot-air balloon to test « pazachtte, Robert was 61
years old in 1837—quite a wrinklic et that time. THis parachute
looked Fike un umbrella when it's blown nsideout. He was mate
to carry his weight —90 kilos, Sadly Robert forgor to adel on the
weight of the parachure itself, ar other 110 Xilos,

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Robert had a drink of wine, took off his cozt ane climbed into
the basket under the parachute. A hot-air balloon carried the
whole thing 1.5 kilometres into the air aver London.
called up to the bal‘oon pilets...

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som J chink I shall leave
| Gandinigit, Spencer!

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Brave Bob pulled a rope and let the parachute go. He fell

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in Tordoa, He fell very fast. The
arachnte was a ort teeble. Ihe bash

fell off and Robert was smashed on the ground like a
necigchog on a motorway
And it was.

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And crackers Cock:ng was crocked_

In July 1837 a seriously weird woman calleé Victoria
became Queen of Britain, Queen Vietoria became famous fr
say.ng, ‘We are not emnsed.’ But though she never said :t,
she did write ia her dizry, ‘We were very much amused.”

‘Tubby Victoria reigned for another
though she didn’t d.
nvr as the Wie

years and — even
Zot the last 60 wears of the 1800s are
an? age, Su her name is remembered.