What were the children in the Victorian workhouses fed?

Answer 1

Their treatment in Shakespeare's day was better than it would be in later centuries, but not perhaps as good as it is now. Shakespeare gives a number of examples of bastards in his plays including Falconbridge in King John and Edmund in King Lear. Edmund clearly resents the lower status his bastardy gives him, but he is acknowledged and supported by his father. Their disadvantage was chiefly in their inability to inherit from their natural father, even if they were acknowledged.

Answer 2

For the children in the Victorian ages, they also had to do their share of jobs. Just as Men and Woman in our society do today. The children were very helpful by following in their fathers lead when they grow older.

Answer 3

Extremely bad. The orphanages were a sort of hell on Earth; the workhouses were forced labour camps where the poor "inmates" died quite quickly; the poor parents sent their children to steal, to prostitute themselves or to work in factories or mines even for 16 hours a day (even at the tender age of 5 they used to push mine carts!!!). As for those with a little money, they could end up in horrible institutions wrongly called boarding "schools', where they were mistreated, humiliated and terrorised, without learning too many things. As for the girls, they were not taugh much, only social skills, and married off as soon as possible.

Answer 4

Children in Victorian workhouses were typically fed a basic diet consisting of items like porridge, bread, cheese, and occasionally meat or vegetables. The quality and quantity of food provided were often poor and inadequate, leading to malnutrition and health issues among the children.

Answer 5

watery gruel and half a cup of water