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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

Frances Burney’s mahogany desk: A symbol of slavery

Exploring histories of pain and exploitation in one English novelist’s writing desk

Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

The life story of Mary Prince

A vital narrative of enslavement that boosted the abolitionist movement

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From our experts

From avoiding the gallows, to leading a mutiny

What happened to convicts who were transported to penal colonies instead of being executed?

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Fashion
Fashion

Petticoat (ensemble)

1762-1775

Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings

Evening Dress (engraving)

Lady's Magazine

1825

Social History
Social History

Knob

1701-1900