Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
Pageantry and protest at Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee
Marking 25 years as monarch in 1977, the queen’s jubilee was met with celebration and discontent
London Places
London Places
Speakers’ Corner: A home of free speech
Hyde Park’s historic spot for public speaking and debate
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Occupy London: Looking back at the 2011 protests
In the wake of the global financial crisis, anti-capitalist protesters set up a camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Women need the vote. Political power. Only those who elect parliament have power to make it serve them (poster)
Suffrage Atelier
1909-1913
Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Judy throws a plank to the unionist party. 182 City and Town Councils have petitioned government (poster)
Suffrage Atelier
1910
