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Preview: London's Huguenot refugees
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, but they left a legacy of industry, great riches and artistic masterpieces.
This is one of history's most important stories of migration.
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