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Migration to Britain, 1700s to 1900s: timeline

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Migration to Britain, 1700s to 1900s: timeline

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Explore this timeline to learn more about some of the people who came to Britain between the mid-1700s and early 1900s.

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Using a selection of items from the British Library’s collections and other archives, this timeline explores migration to Britain from the mid-1700s to the early 1900s. It charts some of the groups who came to Britain during this period, including lascars from South Asia, Irish people and Jewish refugees, and examines their reasons for settling. Some of these sources include content that may be considered discriminatory, offensive or distressing.

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Explore sources from the British Library's collections and learn about European migrants in Britain.

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European migrants in Britain, 1780-1914: teachers' notes

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European migrants in Britain, 1780-1914: teachers' notes

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An enquiry written by Abdul Mohamud and Robin Whitburn to support the GCSE thematic migration modules offered by OCR, AQA and Pearson. It could also be used at Key Stage 3.

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European migrants in Britain, 1780-1914: student activities

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European migrants in Britain, 1780-1914: student activities

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Written by Abdul Mohamud and Robin Whitburn, these student activities support the GCSE thematic migration modules offered by OCR, AQA and Pearson.

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Lesson slides: migrant workers in industrial Britain

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Lesson slides: migrant workers in industrial Britain

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These lesson slides consider the labour and lives of migrant workers in industrial Britain.

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Lesson slides: German migrants in Britain

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Lesson slides: German migrants in Britain

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These slides explore the everyday lives of German migrants in Britain.

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Lesson slides: European Jewish migration to Britain

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Lesson slides: European Jewish migration to Britain

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These slides look at the experiences of European Jewish migrants in Leeds and London.

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Lesson slides: Jewish migrants and Britishness

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Lesson slides: Jewish migrants and Britishness

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These slides examine identity and belonging in the context of European Jewish migrants to Britain.

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Tom Harper examines this map of Jewish East London and discusses what maps can tell us about migration to Britain in 1900.

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Maps of Jewish East London, 1900 | British Library

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Tom Harper discusses a statistical map produced to accompany essays looking at Jewish immigration into Britain in the late 1800s.

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Irish migrants in Britain: Great Famine to World War One

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Irish migrants in Britain: Great Famine to World War One

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In this article, Don MacRaild investigates Irish migration to Britain from the late 1700s to World War One. He examines why Irish people moved to Britain, the kinds of work they undertook, and British people’s responses to Irish migrants.

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Jewish migrants in Britain: late 1800s to World War One

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Jewish migrants in Britain: late 1800s to World War One

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In this article, Tony Kushner discusses East European and Russian Jewish migration to Britain from the 1870s to the outbreak of World War One. He investigates the reasons why Jewish people moved to Britain, what their everyday lives were like, and how British people responded to them.

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French, German and Italian migrants in Victorian Britain

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French, German and Italian migrants in Victorian Britain

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In this article, Panikos Panayi discusses what the pull factors were for French, German and Italian people to migrate to Britain in the 1800s. He considers the different the types of employment available to European migrants, as well as their lived experiences.

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Industrialisation and internal migration within Britain in the 1800s

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Industrialisation and internal migration within Britain in the 1800s

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In this article, Michael Winstanley investigates the movement of people within Britain during the 1800s. He considers different forms of migration, including seasonal and forced, and discusses how the influx of people to urban areas affected rural industries.