Debtors prison
Debtors prison was a place for the people who are in debt. The people who aren't able to pay off their debts have to pay work in the prison to pay it off. The conditions in the prison was horrible. The punishments were that you were to stay silent and work long boring hours. The industrial revolution put pressure on society which lead to violence. When Charles Dickens father was sent to jail, he had to start working. The criminal code was if a man committed suicide, his corpse had to be buried at the crossroads with a stake in his heart.
Debtors prison
a picture of what debtors prison looked like.
1800's fashion
1800's fashion was way different from now. for high class women, acceptable clothing was to wear long dresses with a "V" shaped waist. For lower class women ther wore hand downs that other women gave away. George Bryan "Beau" Brummell introduced trousers into the daily outfits for men. Egyptians influences in jewelry was noticeable, and white hats with feathers on women. Men fashion was different also, their shirts were made of linen or con with their collars later turned down and cravats were worn. For children, older boys would wear short jackets, trouserss, and a round collared shirt.
women fashion
here's an example of women fashion in 1800's
Prison Hulks
in the early 1840's prisoners were held inside ugly hulks. The use of the Prison Hulks finally ended when the number of prisoner's made it become overcrowded. The ships were very crowded, and there were periodic outbreaks of diseases. There were poor provisions and harsh treatment of the prisoner's
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was an industry where enormous increase of commercial productions and sale goods changed the world. It improved the standard living by alot. Power driven machines replaced hard workers. Back then work place could be very dangerous with out the cautions we have today. Child labor laws had to be introduced because it was becomingworse, kids were dying and starving.
Victorian Era
The VIctorian Era got its name from an eighteen-year old girl who became queen of Britain in 1871. The transportation was the steam engine and house and buggy.There were 3 social class during the Victorian Era. The working class were the people who performed physical labor and was paid daily or weekly. The x-ray was invented on november 4, in 1845 by Wilhelm C. Rontgen. Aspirin was first used in 1890 and invented by Felix Hoffman. The corn laws made import taxes higher to reduce importation and increase grains.