The Dark, Mysterious and Terrifying World under Victorian London (A History of Filth and Fear)

The dark tunnels beneath Victorian London terrified its inhabitants. Whether urban legend or reality, it was said that huge creatures rampaged through the sewers. One thing is for sure, there definitely were freakish animals roaming the ancient tunnels beneath London's streets - monstrous sewer rats, that attacked men! Discover the story of the creatures living in filth under 19th Century London, with Victorian journalist Henry Mayhew and decide for yourself whether his tale is folklore, or fact. 📣 JOIN to support the channel as a Member:    / @factfeast   👍 Support the channel (donations): Send a Super Thanks from the video page Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you ▶️ 'Sewer Hunter' - Tosher (Worst Jobs in Victorian England):    • 'Sewer Hunter' - Tosher (Worst Jobs in Vic...   ▶️ How Scary was Victorian Halloween?:    • How Scary was Victorian Halloween?   ▶️ Savage and Bloodthirsty Victorian Execution:    • Savage and Bloodthirsty Victorian Executio...   ▶️ Victorian London's Rat Catcher:    • Victorian London's Rat Catcher (Worst Jobs...   Check out Victorian documentaries (Playlist):    • Victorians   Check out Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Edwardians   Check out Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist):    • Worst Jobs in Victorian History   Check out Criminal Past (Playlist):    • Criminal Past   Check out Victorian workhouses (Playlist):    • Victorian Workhouses   Check out American Slums and Tenements (Playlist):    • American Slums and Tenements   Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com CC BY - View of a Dust yard, Sewer Hunter London Labour and the London Poor, Sewage Pipes Under London 19th Century, The Rat Catchers of the Sewers from London Labour and the London Poor by Wellcome Collection; Epsom Main Sewer Relining By Melbourne Water; Rain Water Draining into Storm Sewer Sound Effect & Stock Video Underground Dwelling Ambient Sound by Over & Out; Sewer Flooding by NorthumbrianWater; Sewer by Les Chatfield; Side sewer in River Fleet, Victorian sewer hatch in Rover Fleet by Matt Brown CC BY-SA - Effra former stream, since mid-19th century combined fully underground (culverted) sewer has a storm outlet by Fin Fahey; Heavy weather causes flooding; Week number 62-32 by Netherland Institute for Sound and Vision; Rattus norvegicus, Muridae, brown rat, common rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Brown Norway rat, Rattus rattus, Muridae, Black Rat, Ship Rat, Roof Rat, House Rat, Alexandrine Rat, Old English Rat by H Zell #VictorianLondon #VictorianDocumentary #VictorianLondonDocumentary #VictorianEraDocumentary #SewerHunter #Tosher #19thCentury #VictorianEra #VictorianHalloween #HistoryDocumentary #FactFeast