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Learn about the struggles of ordinary citizens for their rights and freedoms, including the famous campaign for women’s suffrage.
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This vast collection of letters, papers and objects came from ships captured around 1600–1860. It is a unique source on seafaring and many other areas of life.
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First defined by the 1352 Treason Act, our collections detail centuries of treasonous plots, described in statute rolls, legal records, and state papers
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Explore records that demonstrate the changing role of women in Britain during the First World War.
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With records relating to Henry VIII’s 1534 break from Rome, we can trace the Crown’s dissolution of religious houses and appropriation their income and assets.
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Our architectural records cover many public buildings, from the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall offices to castles and cathedrals.
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The National Farm Survey was created during the Second World War to increase food production and to plan for post-war agriculture.
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The Empire Marketing Board was established in 1926 to stimulate trade in the British Empire. Its striking posters presented idyllic views of the Empire.
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Our records include leaflets and posters used to promote different aspects of road safety, often in a surprisingly artistic way.
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Our records of criminal activity range from court records for high profile offences to files on crimes committed by small-time crooks.
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In 1819, thousands of peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators in Manchester were charged by armed cavalry. The deadly event became known as the Peterloo Massacre.
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Our collections include a range of fascinating promotional material from railway companies in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
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The earliest and most iconic public record, Domesday Book documents the transformational impact of the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066.
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The Victorians’ innovative and entrepreneurial spirit can be found in records of designs they registered to protect the copyright of their inventions.
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The Irish author completed this form to register ownership of a play titled ‘Dracula; or the Un-Dead’, and thus his seminal novel. It would prove important.
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