In the third episode of the new HistoryExtra Academy course – Victorian Life with historian Ruth Goodman, filmed on location at Black Country Living Museum – we explore school and education in Victorian Britain. It was in the Victorian period that school shifted to becoming a more universal experience. In this episode, learn more about the Ragged school movement, the social mobility that schooling offered – and the punishments that were handed out... Discover more at HistoryExtra.com/Academy | H

6.2K views · 31 reactions | How prevalent were the cane, the belt and the dunce's hat? Rosalind Crone delves into the real history behind these beastly Victorian school punishments. Listen to the full conversation ad-free at historyextra.com/podcast or search 'historyextra' wherever you listen to podcasts.  by Getty Images | HistoryExtra | Facebook