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Influential Immigrants: Germans in Soho

Learn about the lives of well-known and more obscure German-speakers who lived in Soho and Mayfair.

£95-£135 per group
Embankment Tube Villiers Street exit next to the flower stall.

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Germanic people have been coming to live in Britain since Roman times at least, from every level of society and for a wide spectrum of reasons. Many were driven out of their home countries by political turmoil; others came seeking economic opportunities or religious freedom. There was so much migration from German-speaking areas of Europe that, up until the 1890s, Germans were the largest foreign community in London. On the numbers alone, it’s clear that they would have a big impact, but due to their extensive involvement in fields such as music, art, politics, industry, and philosophy, their influence reached far wider than even their large numbers would suggest. This two-hour walk starts at Embankment tube and winds its way through Soho and Mayfair to finish near Bond Street tube. Along the way, you will hear about the background and history of Germanic migration in London as well as the achievements of many famous- and several lesser-known- migrants from countries such as Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. Several prominent females- a neoclassical painter as well as a philosopher and novelist who was banned from Paris by Napoleon, are included on the tour, which takes us through some narrow alleys and quiet corners.


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