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1657: Rebel Christmas

It's 1657 and Christmas is outlawed. But inside one apothecary shop, hidden in the...

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Christmas in our shop

Find everything from perfect gifts for loved ones to beautiful decorations for the home.

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2020 exhibition: With Love

Love letters offer glimpses into private worlds, from a queen's treasonous love letter, to the...

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The 12 days of Christmas

Explore Christmas traditions such as merry-making, gift giving, dressing up and the revels that entertained the Tudor...

Thursday 12 December 2019, 19:30
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Time Travel Club: Feasting through the ages

Tantalise your taste buds with festive food through the ages, from pig heads to...

Saturday 14 December 2019, 10:30
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Thalidomide: Limb-fitting centres

Thalidomide was one of the worst man-made medical disasters in history and had far-reaching...

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‘The merry adventures of two Military Attachés’

Serendipity often occurs in the course of archival research. While looking for something entirely...

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