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When Workhouses in Nineteenth Century Ireland and Britain Punished the Poor

Summary by hhhistory.com
By Donna WichelmanThough you may never have read Charles Dickens’ famous 1843 novella A Christmas Carol or seen the movie or theatrical production based on the book, you have no doubt heard the phrase humbug and know about the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge. He was a miserly man of wealth in Victorian England who disparaged anything related to charity or goodwill. So, when two portly gentlemen approach Scrooge, raising funds to help the poor a…
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hhhistory.com broke the news in on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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