The world’s largest empire is governed from Whitehall. Our collections offer an invaluable insight into the politics of empire and the daily lives of its citizens. Our massive photographic holdings covering Britain and its colonies vividly bring the period to life.
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19th century mining disaster
What happened at the Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster?
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19th century people
What can we tell from this photograph?
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A Victorian prison
Why were Victorian Prisons so tough?
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Census detective
What can you find out?
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Florence Nightingale
Why do we remember her?
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Four days’ hard labour
What was life like for a Victorian child criminal?
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Mapping the City
How and why does an area change over time?
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Mining explosion
The Trimdon Grange mining accident
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Past pleasures
How did the Victorians have fun?
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Poor Victorian children
What was life like for poor children in the 1840s?
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Rob Roy
A Victorian railway accident
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Say ‘cheese': a portrait of Queen Victoria’s family
What can Queen Victoria's family photographs tell us?
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Selling the Victorians
Victorians for sale! Has advertising changed from Victorian times?
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Storytelling workshops (SEN)
Would you like to journey through time?
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Treasures from the past: the Victorians (SEN)
What can we discover about a person from the past?
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Trimdon
What was it like living in a late 19th century mining town?
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Victorian children in trouble with the law
Did the punishment fit the crime?
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Victorian family history
How can we find out about the life of a Victorian child using family sources?
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Victorian homes
Was there much difference between rich and poor homes?
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Victorian lives
How was life different in Victorian times?
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Virtual classroom taster
Would you like to book a live virtual classroom taster session?
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What is history? (KS2)
How do historians know what to believe?
