Political History
Explore the UK's political history and heritage with Culture24 events, listings, news, features and resources from museums, archives and libraries across the UK.
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion at the British Library
The major new exhibition at the British Library offers some compelling insights into how the power of text and images can be used to create social change, says Emily Beeson.
Dying for the Vote: Militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison at Bourne Hall Museum
In June 1913 Emily Wilding Davison's cause of death was recorded as "misadventure". Bourne Hall Museum revisits the events of the day in a celebration of her life and the cause for which she died.
The Culture24/7: History and Heritage highlights for May 2013
From a Bank Holiday party in Cambridge to the inspiring Museums at Night and the opening of the £27 million Mary Rose Museum, here are our history highlights this month.
Earl Mountbatten's James Bond-style gold-plated pen-pistol joins Royal Armouries
A £13,000 pistol-concealing pen, presented to the late Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Marwar-Jodhpur by royal family cohort Lord Louis, could go on public show.
Curator's Choice: Paul Doherty on the belt worn by his father on Bloody Sunday
The taxi driver and guide at the Museum of Free Derry Museum Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, explains why one of the resident exhibits is of great personal importance to him.
Artist's Statement: Nicola Green on the trail of Barack Obama at Liverpool's Walker
Nicola Green followed Barack Obama from stadiums and gyms to his presidential inauguration. Her silkscreens make their European debut at Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery.
Schools invited to quiz leaders at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in Parliament Week special
Pupils are being encouraged to book places at a Question Time-style summit at the famous Dockyard next week, where 250 young people will get to question politicians.
Parliament Week 2012: Question MPs on Twitter, watch a Suffragette trial and get inside Westminster
Parliament Week is about to return, inviting youngsters and adults across the country to discover the stories of democracy and enagage with the work of Parliament.
National Portrait Gallery acquires bust of architect of American Revolution Thomas Hollis
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a marble bust by Joseph Wilton of a key English radical of the 18th century who passionately supported the American Revolution.
Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress at Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland celebrates 250 years since the coronation of Catherine the Great with an exhibition of more than 600 items from the State Hermitage Museum.
