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Observe the social changes the slum dwellers face as they move into the 20th century. A few families prosper, but others continue to face the poverty endemic in Britain. See what steps are finally taken to alleviate the plight of the poor.
Edward VII's coronation banquet finds its way into the slum.
The slum residents go on a day trip to the countryside.
London recovers from an economic depression.
Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London.
Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants.
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