Class & Economics

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Class & Economics
Class & Economics

What were penny toys?

These colourful toys were sold on the streets by some of London’s poorest citizens

Politics & Society
Politics & Society

How Charles Booth mapped London poverty

And showed the complexity of social class in the late 19th century

Health & Disease
Health & Disease

The Foundling Hospital

A pioneering sanctuary for abandoned children

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Roman
Roman

Nummus AE3

Constantine I, -

Roman; 330-335; Reece Period 17 (Constantinian II)

Archaeology
Archaeology

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Claudius I, -

Roman; 41-50; Reece Period 2 (Claudian)

Post-Medieval
Post-Medieval

The White Swan (trade token)

Peake, William

Mid 17th century; 1648-1673