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Series 1

The First Refugees

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Fashion historian Amber Butchart unravels the story of 'the first refugees'. The Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields made a perilous journey to Britain over 300 years ago and left a legacy of industry, great riches and artistic masterpieces.

This is one of history's most important stories of migration. Show less

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