THEMES Artifacts, objects and documents

Intriguing Mapping a digital perspective

A short video from BBC Beauty of Maps, a glimpse at a digital perspective that underpins why we believe that digital maps combined with historic documents offer up an intriguing historical perspective and help us all connect and gain deeper insights in our history…

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Queen Victoria’s Scrapbook

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, has allowed the release of a series of photos and personal letters giving a unique insight into the life of Queen Victoria

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Last Remnants of British Colonial Rule

British Colonial Rule

British Colonial rule. What will the release of the ‘Migrated Archives’ available for examination at The National Archive, tell us about the final demise of the British Empire. Quiet waters or turbulent currents beneath the surface?

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Intriguing London Streets Cecil Court

Learning about the history of London streets reveals a wealth of colourful characters, as they emerge from a variety of historical documents. One such location is Cecil Court, home over centuries to a host of colourful characters.

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Treasured finds as London’s Online Art archives emerge from the dust sheets…

How can you build your own personal online art collection and maybe find some new and intriguing resources and information to enjoy and inform the research for your history project!. Automating some legwork sure worked for me, it is a bit like fishing you need to be patient but it yields results and does much more searching than you could do manually, take a look at the Painting I found for my One Name Study.

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