'Mudlark' (Worst Jobs in Victorian England)

Victorian mudlarking was no fun - it was a filthy, wretched life - searching dirty stinking shores of London’s River Thames for coal, rags, bones, rope and nails - even plundering coal or iron from vessels they could reach to supplement their meagre living. To be a Mudlark in Victorian England was a question of survival and only the very poorest living at the margins of society found themselves trapped in this ‘job’ – perhaps one of the worst in Victorian era England. We take a journey back in time with the journalist Henry Mayhew as he tells his account of the life and struggles of these extreme scavengers. 👍 Support the channel (donations): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FactF... Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you Check out Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist):    • Worst Jobs in Victorian History   Check out Victorian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Victorians   Check out Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Edwardians   Credits: Narration by markmanningmedia.com Water Pipes Video footage by Videvo, Muddy River by Videezy, Mudlarking by Pomysłowy Max, Thames Discovery Programme, delthebike YouTube commons CC BY - A complete copper alloy nail dating probably to the Roman or Post-Medieval periods by Durham County Council; Group of Plaistow children, 1904 by Wellcome Collection; Ball splash in 1000fps by NatureClip #Mudlark #Mudlarking #MudlarkingVictorian #VictorianLondon #VictorianDocumentary #VictorianLondonDocumentary #VictorianEraDocumentary #FactFeast #VictorianLife #Victorian #19thCentury