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The 1900s
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Observe the social changes of the 1900s.
The 1890s
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London recovers from an economic depression.
The 1880s
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Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London.
The 1870s
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Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants.
The 1860s
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Follow participants into a tenement to live and work as their East End ancestors once did.
Episode 4 Preview | The 1890s
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London recovers from an economic depression.
Episode 3 Preview | The 1880s
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Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London.
Episode 5 Preview | The 1900s
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Observe the social changes of the 1900s.
Episode 2 Preview | The 1870s
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Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants.
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Follow participants into a tenement to live and work as their East End ancestors once did.
A Trip to the Countryside
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The slum residents go on a day trip to the countryside.
A Surprise Feast from Edward VII
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Edward VII's coronation banquet finds its way into the slum.
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