Victorian Life

S1 E1

Victorian Life — Season 1, Episode 3: Victorian Education and School

30 min1 season, 6 episodes

Episode synopsis

It was in the Victorian period that school shifted to becoming a more universal experience. Ruth Goodman explores the Ragged school movement, the social mobility that schooling offered and how the classroom was a different experience depending on whether you were a boy or a girl.

About Victorian Life

In this six-part course, discover everything you need to know about Victorian Britain, guided by historian Ruth Goodman and filmed on location at Black Country Living Museum.

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