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The 1890s

Season 1 Episode 4 | 54m 12s

Enter the 1890s, when mass manufacturing and social reform offer a bit of hope for some of the residents, while others are plagued by a water shortage that dashes hopes for a promising laundry business.

Aired: 05/22/17 | Expires: 10/18/18
Extras
Observe the social changes of the 1900s.
The slum residents go on a day trip to the countryside.
Edward VII's coronation banquet finds its way into the slum.
Observe the social changes of the 1900s.
Russell's had enough of Victorian tailoring, it's time for a couple of pints.
London recovers from an economic depression.
Andy loses his livelihood when the doss-house is condemned.
Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London.
Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London.
The slum dwellers experience the Victorian trend for slum tourism.
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