It is claimed that the Nineteenth Century witnessed a massive rise in the number of orphaned children across Britain and other parts of the world. Whilst it is difficult to ascertain the facts of the matter and the cause, it was documented in the writings of Charles Dickens and others as well as the opening of large numbers of orphanages  across the United Kingdom. The official narrative of the Barnado’s organisation glosses over the reasons behind the rise in orphans and states that When a cholera epidemic swept through the East End, leaving 3000 people dead and many orphaned children, […]