Rights & Activism
Explore objects, stories and blogs linked to London’s history as a place of protest, and its many communities’ struggles for their rights.
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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Grenfell Tower fire
This 2017 blaze killed 72 people – a preventable tragedy which triggered calls for justice
Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes
Suffragettes’ secret prison diaries: History on toilet paper
Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
How the Peasants’ Revolt rocked medieval London
In the summer of 1381, a popular rebellion led by Wat Tyler threatened to topple the ruling elite
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Women need the vote. Political power. Only those who elect parliament have power to make it serve them (poster)
Suffrage Atelier
1909-1913
Printed Ephemera
