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Inside 'The Vegetable Kingdom': From India to London
Una Maw's Vegetable Kingdom dolls: Blending Indian fabrics and British wit
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Rare books: What makes them special & how to care for them
Tips on identifying special books, storage and safe handling techniques to preserve these literary artefacts
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
Ignatius Sancho: Writer & early Black voter
After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain
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The North East View of Camberwell Church (engraving)
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Claude, Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Claude
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Palatium Regium in Angliæ Regno apellatum Nonciutz, Nonsuch Palace. (engraving)
Hogenberg, Frans, Hoefnagel, Joris
C. 1800