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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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Grenfell Tower fire
This 2017 blaze killed 72 people – a preventable tragedy which triggered calls for justice
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
The life story of Mary Prince
A vital narrative of enslavement that boosted the abolitionist movement
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
How the Peasants’ Revolt rocked medieval London
In the summer of 1381, a popular rebellion led by Wat Tyler threatened to topple the ruling elite
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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
There are 5 large kitchens in the Royal Household - we eat, sleep and live in one room (placard)
1934-1935
