The Outrageously Lethal Life Of A Victorian Matchmaker | History of Britain

Tony Robinson takes us back in time to meet a 13-year-old girl who risked her lfe every day working 14-hour shifts in a match factory. This is the real, ugly story of the Victorian era.

86 min - History - Absolute History

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