CHALLENGING Life of a Victorian Era Gangster - Part 1 of 2

Yore History
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Published 2023-08-12
Yore Life as X series continues with Part 1 (of 2) of the challenging life of a Victorian Era Gangster in 1850s and 1860s. This covers your life from birth in Ireland to immigration to Whitechapel, one of the crime infested and poor parts of London's darker and seedier underbelly.

Music: Epidemicsound

Sources:
"The Good Old Days: Crime, M*rder and Mayhem in Victorian London" - Gilda O'Neill
"The London Underworld in the Victorian Period" - Henry Mayhew and others
"Victorian City - Everyday Life in Dicken's London" - Judith Flanders
"Underworld London" - Catharine Arnold
Inspiration from "The Wild Boys of London" and so many of my favourite British gangster movies or tv shows
All Comments (21)
  • @YoreHistory
    Here is part 1 with part 2 coming next weekend. I hope you enjoy something a bit different from my usual time periods. I had a lot of fun researching and writing this story. Let me know your thoughts below. Cheers all!
  • @Curious-Minds
    My new favourite channel to listen to while I toil away
  • @person1860
    Hot damn that was impeccably good! Can't wait for next week's episode! Keep it up!
  • @seeker767
    Great work!!! 👏👏👏
  • @KHK001
    Another great video as always!
  • @joeyj6526
    You're such a great story teller. You bring everything to life. I love your content. I was going to wait for part two but couldnt haha
  • @DJRonnieG
    Always worth my time! Thanks. When I saw the mom was a match maker, I already had a hunch that her health was destined to take a dive... at least she didn't get that weird jaw condition.
  • @jamesnoonan7450
    My family on my father's side fled Ireland in the early 1850s to Liverpool for a better life. 5 generations later, and my father still lives in Eastham on the wirral. I now live in Chester. Crazy how one event has moved an entire family to a new location.
  • @b-genspinster7895
    Really good. The way you tell the story almost puts me there. Thank you. As mentioned, it’s an escape.
  • @iexist3919
    Very nice video once again, glad you’re back!
  • @liamimbriolo6066
    My name's also Liam, so hearing you start the video with my name freaked me out for a sec, ngl. Thanks for the good work. Keep it up, stay safe and God bless.
  • @harryviking6347
    People should take a look at how humanity has gone through some quite challenging times when powerty used to be a "normal" situation for so many people! This can and will pobably return in some form or another along the way of humanity! Even today we have a tendency to forget that there are very poor and suffering people in the world. DO NOT think that this will not happen to you! It can, and most probaly will, some time in the not so distant future.
  • @timkbirchico8542
    many poor people kept their morals straight, their clothes and tiny homes clean even though the furnishings would have been few, worn and perhaps tattered. Tales from my grandmother.