The exhibition celebrates and interrogates the cultural afterlives of Victorian Britain.
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The Rebecca riots saw Welsh farmers disguised as women destroy tollgates as a way of challenging what they believed was an oppressive taxation system.
Set firmly within the BBC’s public service broadcasting ethos of informing, educating and entertaining, Doctor Who quickly became a mainstay of Saturday evening viewing
Writers at the time were much more concerned with the fire’s destructive power than describing how it started in any detail.
A lively and violent retelling of the ancient British queen’s story.
Four hundred and forty men and boys were killed in the Senghenydd colliery disaster, with the youngest victims aged just 14 years old.
If history is to be of any use to those who study it, it ought to help them understand the nature of the country and society they live in.
Chicken pâté was mixed with gravy, gelatine and whipped cream, before being frozen in decorative cups.
The arrival of Windrush brought new forms of music to Britain.
Snails were recognised in medieval times for their unusual strength, given that they were able to carry their home on their back.
A paper trail, both typed and handwritten, documents Cummings’ dogged efforts to secure accommodations and resources for the Windrushers on a time crunch.
Hundreds of years ago, people spoke Old English – but it is very different to English today.
The coronation will have echoes of empire, but represents an important stage in the modern monarchy’s move away from its shadow.
The coronation oath speaks to the entire nation, but also broadcasts a global message of what the United Kingdom stands for.
The coronations of these kings symbolise more than mere spectacle: they are a declaration of the new monarch’s intent as they transform from heir to sovereign.
The gate has been built on the site of an actual Roman gateway, thought to date to the invasion of Britain in AD 43.
The return of the Stone of Scone to Westminster has proven controversial.
The Sikh men we spoke to explained how wearing the turban signalled their observance to Sikhism and the life choices this entails, such as the protection of and service to others.
The former PM was criticised for making decisions without proper advice or consultation
The Colchester vase contains the remains a male of about 40 years of age and not of local origin. Could he have been a gladiator?
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Principal of South College, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Communication, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
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Visiting Fellow in History, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of History, The Open University
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Professor of History & Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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PhD Researcher (Conceptual History of Meritocracy), University of Nottingham
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Researcher in Early Modern History, University of Southampton
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in eighteenth-century history, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Aberdeen