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About The Deadliest Jobs in Victorian Britain | History Of Britain

From match girls risking a horrific disease and female miners crawling through coal pits to navvies blasting through mountains and cabbies working London's chaotic streets, this episode reveals the extraordinary lives of ordinary Victorians. Their brutal working conditions, struggles and determination helped build the modern Britain we know today.

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The Deadliest Jobs in Victorian Britain | History Of Britain
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42 minutes
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