# @wild_history_uk on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4IyrxiYrs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63001566-wild-history-uk-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/033d838ace.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-08T16:20:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wild History Shocking Stories From the Past (@wild_history_uk) — https://gondola.cc/wild_history_uk

## Caption

This is Evan.
He was eight years old.
In the pitch-black tunnels of Merthyr Tydfil, his job was to lead a pit pony pulling a heavy coal tub.
One day the pony bolted.
The iron tub slammed into him from behind and rolled straight over his tiny body.
Ribs cracked. Skull shattered.
The candle on his cap went out.
Eight years old. One shilling a week.
Legally worked to death.
This was legal.
Drop a💧 for Evan and every child the mines killed. #VictorianChildhood #CrimesThatWereLegal #IndustrialRevolution #ForgottenHistory #DarkHistory

## Stats

- **Views:** 3,120
- **Likes:** 558
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- **Comments:** 36

## Tags

victorianchildhood, forgottenhistory, industrialrevolution, crimesthatwerelegal, darkhistory

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