Fashion historian Amber Butchart discovers how a group of 17th century refugees established a connection between migrants, the clothing industry and the East End of London that has persisted down the generations.

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The Huguenots, French Protestants fleeing persecution from Catholic France, were skilled artists and craftsmen. They gave us the word refugee. But one of - if not the most important legacies to British society - was their brilliance as silk weavers.