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At the time of the Industrial Revolution, London was significantly divided. In the Westend, the wealthy classes lived, with good, well paying and respectable occupations which resulted in them having enough money to be able to afford a nice home and other luxuries. On the other hand, the East end was home to the working class and below. The working classes had jobs which were usually harmful and for the majority of the time, did not pay enough for a sanitary abode and the necessary nutritious amount of food.  Victorian Westend One of the reasons why London was known as 'Two Cities', although geographically, they were just one, was because of the clothing. The people in the Westend could afford multiple bright and unique outfits because it was (and still is) considered to be an awful thing to be wearing the same garments as your peers. However, the people in the East end could only afford one outfit, poor of quality- normally second hand- and in quite dark, dull and c...

Jack the Ripper is the best name suited to the infamous unidentified killer who roamed the dark streets of Whitechapel London in Victorian England. Between August and November 1888 five prostitutes were found very dead and brutally disembowelled. The killer remains to this day unknown although they have been dubbed 'Jack the Ripper'. The first victim was Mary Ann Nicholls who was murdered on 31st August 1888. Her barbaric death was followed by Annie Chapman on 8th September, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowesson both on 30th September and Mary Jane Kelly on 9th November.  The fact the killer was and is unknown, there is a theory that he or she may have been someone of the medical profession or a butcher because the mutilations were so expertly done showing clear knowledge of the human anatomy. Also the suspected weapons have links to a surgeon's tools...  A quarter of a mile from the scene of Catherine Eddowesson's death, the words: 'The Juwes are n...