Jack London went underciver & lived in the East End during this era. He wrote a book about it titled "the abyss". The living conditions were unbelieveable.
I think of Jack London as the writer of "all things wilderness". Never knew he had written about this. I'll try to hear with my local library if they can get me a copy from the national library.
That book is truly incredible, IMHO. Supposedly it was the first time that the horrendous conditions of the east end were brought to the attention of the general middle-class public, and it apparently brought about the first beginnings of a public outcry for humanitarian change. Similar writers of that period were Nellie Bly, who went undercover in a "madhouse" to write an expose, and Upton Sinclair who wrote "The Jungle," an expose of the nightmarish conditions endured by immigrants in the slums of Chicago. Along with "People of The Abyss," there's a book which followed London's lead and exposed conditions in New York's tenements. It's called "Darkness and Daylight in New York City" IIRC, and it has amazing illustrations of the unimaginable conditions suffered by the very poor at the end of the 19th century.
The middle and upper class were angry with Jack London when his book was published. One man scoffed at the "alleged" horrifying conditions that people lived in. Claiming that Jack London couldn't possibly know what it was really like in the East End because he was only there for three months(!) There have always been poor people. But it wasn't until the reformation that the conditions that the lower classes lived in worsened considerably. Protestants believed that the workhouse was a good substitute to the Monasteries. The workhouse was deliberately made to be a literal hell on earth. It was thought that by making it like that, that it would keep "lazy" people from living off the "generosity" of others. The Monasteries provided food/clothes/shelter/medical attention to the poor, but most importantly they gave them JOBS. 😐
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@@lizr990they didnt have antibiotics til much later. People were croaking suddenly left and right regardless.She just took advantage and knew she could slip past most. Not Mr.Riley,he was not one to be trifled with over the life of an innocent child. That man was an angel of all kinds.
There’s a podcast called most notorious where u can listen to this case with an author talking about Mary cotton and his research on Mary cotton ! Not all is as it seems 😮
If it wouldn’t been for two ppl who new she a killer GOD knows how many she would of killed no one believe him I’m he brought to justice for decades she killed Thomas Riley was the hero
Wreaks of entitlement doesn't it? Since the struggle to make a decent living with little charity to give out. People suffered gruesome conditions. One could see how madness eventually crept into those at a disadvantage. In the end reaping what's sown. There were worse ways to go than being strangled to death. Grim.
Is that what happened. I felt like we were time jumping to get the whole story, but I still couldn't get it to make complete sense. I've watched it over and over.
Are you serious?? Did you hear the evidence, or not?? Heavy metals like arsenic never, ever decompose, and can even be found in the dirt around a skeleton years after the body has decomposed. Embalming can’t even get it out of a body. This woman _murdered 21 people, including 11 children, 4 men, and most probably her own mother,_ with *arsenic!!* How did that fact escape you?
Jack London went underciver & lived in the East End during this era. He wrote a book about it titled "the abyss". The living conditions were unbelieveable.
The YT channel Fact Feast does a reading of Jack London's writings of the East End with illustrations of that period.
I think of Jack London as the writer of "all things wilderness". Never knew he had written about this. I'll try to hear with my local library if they can get me a copy from the national library.
@@SarahGreen523 That sounds AMAZING!! Thank you so much for recommending it!!
That book is truly incredible, IMHO. Supposedly it was the first time that the horrendous conditions of the east end were brought to the attention of the general middle-class public, and it apparently brought about the first beginnings of a public outcry for humanitarian change. Similar writers of that period were Nellie Bly, who went undercover in a "madhouse" to write an expose, and Upton Sinclair who wrote "The Jungle," an expose of the nightmarish conditions endured by immigrants in the slums of Chicago.
Along with "People of The Abyss," there's a book which followed London's lead and exposed conditions in New York's tenements. It's called "Darkness and Daylight in New York City" IIRC, and it has amazing illustrations of the unimaginable conditions suffered by the very poor at the end of the 19th century.
The middle and upper class were angry with Jack London
when his book was published.
One man scoffed at the "alleged" horrifying conditions
that people lived in. Claiming that Jack London couldn't possibly know what it was really like in the East End because he was only there for three months(!) There have always been poor people. But it wasn't until the reformation that the conditions that the lower classes lived in worsened considerably. Protestants believed that the workhouse was a good substitute to the Monasteries. The workhouse was deliberately made to be a
literal hell on earth. It was thought that by making it like that, that it would keep "lazy" people from living off the "generosity" of others. The Monasteries provided food/clothes/shelter/medical attention to the poor, but most importantly they gave them JOBS. 😐
The acting is really good, especially for a crime show.
My gosh, her father was sent home in a sack property of the company terrible
I just love your channel so interesting and gives a window to past lives, crimes and punishments thank you for uploading ✨️can't wait until the next one 👍blessings from Ireland 🖤
Poor little children who perished at her evil hands. I guarantee you, she is not at peace.
And the doctor and cops was dum she got away with murder
@@lizr990they didnt have antibiotics til much later. People were croaking suddenly left and right regardless.She just took advantage and knew she could slip past most. Not Mr.Riley,he was not one to be trifled with over the life of an innocent child. That man was an angel of all kinds.
That hangman was an utter disgrace. Good Lord.
Not as much of a disgrace as those awful people he hanged. They gave the worst ones to him. On purpose.
There’s a podcast called most notorious where u can listen to this case with an author talking about Mary cotton and his research on Mary cotton ! Not all is as it seems 😮
😬Yeesh! That’s a stone cold woman, right there!
So, there is no health insurance but plenty of life insurance?
The short drop ,one of the worst ways to end anyone's life ,even used after WW2 as a means of execution.
Sometimes in the past, they wanted that death penalty to hurt like hell.
Well then I hope thats wot the Nazis got...
If it wouldn’t been for two ppl who new she a killer GOD knows how many she would of killed no one believe him I’m he brought to justice for decades she killed Thomas Riley was the hero
What a great ending.
What an awful woman. If reincarnation were real,id hope her victims had a better chance at life in the next...
18:48 has anyone ever made a weaker pot of tea?
and at 19:20 the tea is so hot that the vapour obscures the scene!
That’s not tea! It’s a cry for help!
@@itsdebs , priceless and thank you!
Pointless….this is drama, not real life. Amazing how this escapes so many people.
@@voraciousreader3341 the tea is not in the least dramatic!
Wreaks of entitlement doesn't it? Since the struggle to make a decent living with little charity to give out. People suffered gruesome conditions. One could see how madness eventually crept into those at a disadvantage. In the end reaping what's sown. There were worse ways to go than being strangled to death. Grim.
Anyone notice Mr. Robinson calling her Mrs. Cotton before she married Mr. Cotton?
OOOPS! Ha!
Is that what happened. I felt like we were time jumping to get the whole story, but I still couldn't get it to make complete sense. I've watched it over and over.
Wasnt that Mr Riley??? I hope so otherwise I just effed up about 6 comments😂
I still think she was just the first Typhoid Mary. A carrier that accidentally killed wherever she went. After awhile she probably felt like a curse.
Are you serious?? Did you hear the evidence, or not?? Heavy metals like arsenic never, ever decompose, and can even be found in the dirt around a skeleton years after the body has decomposed. Embalming can’t even get it out of a body. This woman _murdered 21 people, including 11 children, 4 men, and most probably her own mother,_ with *arsenic!!* How did that fact escape you?
Back when life was worth killing.
🤣 I see what you did there
Just like today
Had to tune out when Yardley showed up. Her manner of speaking is painful and her "insights" vapid. Love this series otherwise.
It's weird, isn't it? The's highly educated but speaks like a fish monger.