Class & Economics
Find out how class and economics have shaped Londoners’ lived experiences through our objects, stories and blogs.
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Politics & Society
Politics & Society
How Charles Booth mapped London poverty
And showed the complexity of social class in the late 19th century
Art & Design
Art & Design
Gustave Doré’s London pilgrimage
The artist’s gloomy illustrations recall his 19th-century trips through the poverty-stricken city
Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style
Who are the pearly kings & queens?
Since the late 1800s, pearlies have donned their button-covered regalia to raise money for charity
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Post-Medieval