Hanoverian (1714 – 1837)
Explore objects, stories and blogs that reveal London life in the 18th and early-19th century, when five kings from the House of Hanover ruled Britain.
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Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Olaudah Equiano: Writer & abolitionist
A freed enslaved man whose life story drove the abolition of the British trade in enslaved Africans
Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure
Joseph Grimaldi: King of the clowns
Grimaldi’s extraordinary physical comedy changed the pantomime forever – but it came at a price
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From our experts
Ghosts & ghouls of London’s Docklands
Two stories of hauntings and horror in 19th-century London
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
12th Scene in Life in London Watchouse (scenery sheet)
Hodgson and Company
1822-1830