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Royal reads: Books owned by British monarchs
A royal reading list truly fit for queens and kings
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Mapping the legacy of slavery in London’s Docklands
Traces of the transatlantic slave trade continue to exist in the Docklands landscape
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
The shadowy dock scenes of Gustave Doré
Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside
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The opening of the Olympic Games in the stadium at Shepherd's Bush (newspaper illustration)
De Haenen, F.
1908
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Illustrated map of London, or guide to the public buildings, theatres and all places of interest (map)
C. Smith & Son
C. 1870