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Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
Are the Suffragettes still relevant today?
Hammers, banners and prison medals: How Suffragettes continue to inspire and provoke
Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst & her ‘militant’ strategy
Interview: Often maligned by historians, feminist and Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst’s story needs much exploration
From prison to parliament: Suffragettes & Holloway
Delve into the history of Holloway prison, and the stories of the Suffragettes imprisoned there
Mapping the legacy of slavery in London’s Docklands
Traces of the transatlantic slave trade continue to exist in the Docklands landscape
The forgotten Suffragettes & tales of militancy
These four forgotten champions who fought bravely for female suffrage
The Smithfield Poultry Market Fire of 1958
Curator Kate Sumnall dives into one of the most dramatic episodes in the rich history of Smithfield Market
A history of muffs: A forgotten fashion accessory
From status symbol to winter essential, muffs have had a fascinating journey
March of the women: Photographing the Suffragettes
The fight for women’s right to vote as captured by pioneering photographer Christina Broom
Pleasurable relief: Toilets in 18th-century London
Curator Danielle Thom reveals the dark underside of the Georgian and Victorian Pleasure Gardens
Blitz bombings & the discovery of the Temple of Mithras
‘Not much good came out of the London Blitz, but Mithras did’
Blitz Underground: How war artists saw tube shelters
Bill Brandt and Henry Moore’s war art during the Blitz offer a poignant view of human resilience amid chaos
My East End stories: Boxing belts to empire maps
Three Londoners share personal stories linked to East End artefacts
William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
From fish market to red carpet: London's changing docks
London’s Docklands have gone through huge change in the last 70 years
Beatrice de Cardi: Archaeologist, adventurer & fashion aficionado
Archaeologist extraordinaire who fashioned a legacy from ancient pots to war zones
‘A leather jerkin well examined’: Tudor fashion's unsung hero
A rugged, sleeveless jacket that shaped 16th-century style
A fashion for women's suffrage, via Christina Broom's lens
What do the clothes worn by Christina Broom's protagonists say about them and the period?
Bomber jackets: From military gear to fashion icon
A personal take on the evolution of the bomber jacket and its allure for women
