The Beggar’s Opera – Lives of the Poor in Seven Dials
This walk through the central neighbourhood of St Giles uncovers a history of Londoners who weren't famous, well-educated or well-heeled. You'll see where poorer folks lived and worked, and hear how the middle classes considered them sub-human and dangerous, calling them vagrants, ragamuffins and street arabs living in rookeries, Thieves' Kitchens and Little Sodom. You'll […]
