S1E5: Georgians | The Worst Jobs In History

Duration: 48'48''

Synopsis

Among the worst jobs of the Georgian Age (1714-1837): Artists model, Customs Riding officer, Garden ornament, bath attendant, Castrato singers, Loblolli, boy monkey, mill scavenger, going thru the mill to put shirts on the country's backs.

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