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Revolution through a British lens
Discover the story of the birth of the United States of America.
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Divided loyalties: Ireland and the American War of Independence
Discover how Ireland engaged with ideas of rebellion and liberty in an age of revolutions.
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Regina: a new history of women and power
An epic history of royal women from Cleopatra to Grace Kelly.
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Leaving a mark: 125 years of fingerprinting at the Met
Discover the evolution of fingerprinting over the last 125 years.
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Family history: early modern migration to North America
Follow in the footsteps of your ancestors and learn about early modern migration to North America from Britain.
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Family history: tracing your North American ancestors, 1783-1960
Trace the journeys of British emigrants to the ‘New World’.
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Shattered Lands with Sam Dalrymple
Discover the history of modern South Asia told through the five partitions that reshaped it.
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Online curator tour: America’s Independence Story, 1763-1783
Explore highlights from our current exhibition, Revolution 250 with curators Graham Moore and Sean Cunningham.
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Stalin's Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the making of the Soviet Empire
Join us for an unflinching reassessment of the Cambridge Five spy ring.
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Researching your local history
Uncover your local history with The National Archives.
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Captivating cartography at The National Archives
Discover unexpected stories and secrets revealed by ten maps from our collection.
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Tyranny and oppression in the English and Welsh workhouse, 1780–1930
Discover how the central and local state tried to control the lives of the poorest citizens of England and Wales.