Class & Economics
Find out how class and economics have shaped Londoners’ lived experiences through our objects, stories and blogs.
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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
From our experts
From our experts
Powerful women in late Iron Age London: The Harper Road burial
What the burial of a high status woman tells us about gender and power at a critical time in British history
Art & Design
Art & Design
Gustave Doré’s London pilgrimage
The artist’s gloomy illustrations recall his 19th-century trips through the poverty-stricken city
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
The Cheapest House in London for Funerals of Every Description (handbill)
Dickens and Company
1840-1880
Archaeology