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You Wouldn’t Survive a Victorian Childhood | History for Sleep

Step through a creaking nursery door into Victorian England — a world where love meant discipline, silence meant virtue, and childhood was something to be endured rather than enjoyed. In this long-form dark history documentary, you’ll experience what it was truly like to grow up in the Victorian era. From tightly bound infants and opium-laced “soothing syrups,” to corporal punishment, emotional neglect, child labor, and religious terror — this is the childhood no one romanticizes. Victorian parents believed children were born sinful and that their wills had to be broken early. Crying was ignored. Hunger was engineered. Pain was considered love. And survival was never guaranteed. This is not a story of monsters — it’s a story of ordinary people doing what they believed was right in a brutal world. Dim the lights, get comfortable, and travel back to a time when nearly half of all children never reached adulthood… and those who did carried invisible scars for life. ⚠️ Content Warning: historical child abuse, infant mortality, and disturbing themes 🎧 Best experienced with headphones 💬 Comment where you’re listening from and what time it is — I love seeing this community span the globe 👍 Like & subscribe if you enjoy long-form dark history and immersive storytelling