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From the currents of the Thames to the secrets of the Walbrook, which river are you most like?
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We look at four artworks to see how disabled people were portrayed in the 18th century
Conservator Mathilde Renauld shares the challenges of preserving photographic history in our collections
Sr Curator of Archaeology, Dr Rebecca Redfern’s interest in the intriguing Spitalfields Princess spans over two decades
Can you guess what these artefacts from Londinium are?
What’s your favourite object connected to women’s history? One of ours is a Bow Bear
The changing nature of uprisings in Brixton, from 1981 to 2020
Here’s how we’re missing a crucial piece of the life in London’s docklands
Discover the romantic history behind love tokens like bent coins, lovespoons and whale’s teeth
What three sets of teeth reveal about an individual’s dietary habits and socio-economic status
The psychological impact and cultural significance of Black Caribbean fashion among the Windrush Generation
Explore how fashion among the Windrush generation has become a form of cultural expression
From treating a real feather skirt to conserving silk tulle, here are details of the conservation work
What the burial of a high status woman tells us about gender and power at a critical time in British history
How much do we know about the people in medieval London?
How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?
Follow us on a journey of London animals from the Old Stone Age to the Iron Age
Listen to early London soundscapes from 1928 made by the Daily Mail, and to the silence of 2020 lockdown
Recreating the embroidery on a 1577 Bible cover that could have been done by Queen Elizabeth I herself?
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