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About The Dark Side Of Georgian Britain With Tony Robinson

From a flamboyant highwayman dancing his way to the gallows and a sailor kidnapped into Captain Cook's crew to an agonising amputation without anaesthetic, Georgian Britain was a brutal place for ordinary people. The episode reveals how poachers, gin sellers, sailors and criminals fought to survive in a society where poverty could easily become a death sentence.

The Dark Side Of Georgian Britain With Tony Robinson is presented by Journal - History Documentaries. Its listed runtime is 41 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a society documentary, The Dark Side Of Georgian Britain With Tony Robinson uses georgian, britain, robinson as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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Title
The Dark Side Of Georgian Britain With Tony Robinson
Category
Society
Runtime
41 minutes
Language
English

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