History & Citizenship

From medieval pattern books to Punk magazines, these resources cover a fascinating range of historical, social and cultural topics.

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Voices of the Holocaust

Voices of the Holocaust

Listen to the moving stories of Jewish Holocaust survivors, and find out about the fate of millions of Jews during Hitler’s reign.
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Food Stories

Food Stories

Explore this oral history interactive to discover how food is linked to identity, diversity, technology, social history and politics.
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Making An Impact

Campaign for Abolition

Explore historical sources from the campaign to abolish the slave trade.
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Medieval Realms

Medieval Realms

Travel back to medieval times to investigate the everyday and the extraordinary.
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Front Page

Front Page

Explore 100 years of newspaper front pages, and discover a treasure-trove of social history.
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Trading Places

Trading Places

Follow the journey of one of the biggest multinationals in history – the East India Company.
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Citizenship: Dreamers and Dissenters

Citizenship: Dreamers and Dissenters

Find out about the rule breakers of past centuries.
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Making of the U.K. 1500-1750

Making of the UK

Royalty, parliament, propaganda and people in the UK from 1500 - 1750.
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Learning news

NEW - Ramayana Workshops

Inspiring workshops and tours, using the exhibition to explore the connections between history, myth and faith and the relevance of the texts to modern Hinduism.

Accents and dialects competition

Calling all English language students: help us collect the young voices of the 'naughties'