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Article: Preview Dying for the Vote: Militant suffragette Emily Wilding Davison at Bourne Hall MuseumIn 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.07 May 2013 -
Article: Preview The Culture24/7: History and Heritage highlights for May 2013From 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.01 May 2013 -
Article: News in Brief Earl Mountbatten's James Bond-style gold-plated pen-pistol joins Royal ArmouriesA £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.10 April 2013 -
Article: News National Portrait Gallery acquires bust of architect of American Revolution Thomas HollisThe 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.26 September 2012 -
Article: Review Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress at Edinburgh's National Museum of ScotlandThe 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.03 September 2012 -
Article: News National Library of Wales brings the medieval Laws of Hywel Dda back homeNational Library of Wales has secured one of the nation’s most important documents this week after successfully bidding for The Boston Manuscript of the Laws of Hywel Dda.13 July 2012 -
Article: News Queen launches remarkable website delving into Queen Victoria's private journalsHer Majesty the Queen has launched a new website making all the personal journals of Queen Victoria available online.24 April 2012 -
Article: Preview Democracy for Scotland: the Museum of Edinburgh examines the referendum experienceAs referendum fever rages in Scotland and hits the UK national news, the Museum of Edinburgh presents a retrospective of the two previous referendums in 1979 and 1997 with a selection of materials from its own collections and the Scottish Political Archive in Stirling.07 March 2012 -
Article: Review The Queen, Ronnie Kray, Robert Maxwell and George W Bush: Private Eye's First 50 YearsThe Victoria and Albert Museum plays host to the unusual sound of sniggering as it celebrates the birthday of one of the UK's finest institutions in Private Eye: The First 50 Years.09 November 2011 -
Article: Feature Parliament Week: The objects and photos from Parliament through the centuries Part IIFrom the coronation of George IV to the first black members of the House of Lords, here's the second part of Culture24's mini-guide to the history of Parliament.05 November 2011 -
Article: Interview Parliament Week 2011: Jeremy McIlwaine on the Conservative Party ArchiveThe Conservative Party Archive man tells Culture24 about Margaret Thatcher's party political broadcasts and the posters assuring voters of a happy life under the party's rule.04 November 2011 -
Article: Interview Curator's Choice: Nick Booth discusses a print about George Abbot, the unwanted ArchbishopNick Booth, of Guildford Museum, explains his interest in a print of the Legend of Archbishop George Abbot’s Birth.19 May 2011 -
Article: News Parliament in your schoolParliament's Education service has a range of videoconferencing for schools and colleges including Prison Reform: Parliament's role, then and now.10 February 2009 -
Article: Interview Curator's Choice: Lars Tharp of the Foundling Museum chooses a portrait of Thomas CoramLars Tharp, Director of the Foundling Museum, picks William Hogarth's oil-on-canvas painting of Captain Thomas Coram (1740).03 February 2009 -
Article: Trail Ancient Egypt To Japan - An LGBT Trail Round The British MuseumThis trail highlights exhibits in the British Museum that shed light on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cultures from ancient times and far-away places.23 February 2007 -
Article: Trail Known Homosexuals - Lesbian History In The ArchivesA trail developed for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month that looks at where to find and search for lesbian histories in archives in England and Wales.12 February 2007 -
Article: Trail Disability In The 18th Century - A National Portrait Gallery TrailA tour of the National Portrait Gallery showing eighteenth century sitters with disabilities including John Wilkes, Samuel Johnson, and Handel.29 November 2006 -
Article: Trail On The Trail Of Guy Fawkes In The UK's Museums And Heritage SitesWith Guy Fawkes Night upon us, now is the time to follow our Gunpowder Plot trail to find out more about the plot and the plotters in UK museums and heritage sites, and online.01 November 2006 -
Article: Trail Johnson, Boswell And The Abolition Of SlaveryA talk on the abolitionist views of writer Samuel Johnson is revealing about the campaigns for and against abolition in 18th century London.24 July 2006 -
Article: Trail Afghani Oral Histories Collected In LondonAfghani oral histories collected from refugees now living in London by the Evelyn Oldfield Unit.12 June 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 10 - The People's Museum In Northern IrelandDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Northern Ireland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail For OxfordDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Oxford. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail For The South EastDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the south east. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail What Did The Jews Do For Us? A History Of The Jews In NorwichSarah Morley looks at Norwich's Jewish heritage a link that dates back to medieval times and accounts for several historic parts of the city.27 February 2006 -
Article: Trail John Archer — Britain's First Black MayorJohn Archer was elected as Mayor in radical Battersea in 1913 – the first black man ever to become a Mayor in Britain. Wandsworth Museum opened a small exhibition in October 2005 looking at his life, politics and circle.10 November 2005 -
Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: London From The Blitz To VE DayOne in six Londoners was made homeless by the bombing of London, the peak of which was suffered during the 1940-41 Blitz. London museums feature a comprehensive account of the capital during World War Two.05 June 2005 -
Article: Trail A Trail Of Anglo-Sikh Heritage Around LondonSikhs have resided in Great Britain in small numbers for centuries and this trail, developed with the Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail, explores locations in London linked to their heritage.26 May 2005 -
Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: Church EndThis trail, an exploration of Church End in North London, is the third from the My Life, Our Heritage project to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.09 March 2005 -
Article: Trail Amazing Art And Astounding ArchitectureStarting and finishing in Georgian London, this trail round the City and the City Fringes takes you from historic buildings to 21st century tower blocks, past historic churches, via impressive art collections and the world's biggest city museum.03 November 2004 -
Article: Trail Battlefield Britain - Owain Glyn Dwr And The Battle For WalesCulture goes in search of Owain Glyn Dwr the leader of the Welsh rebellion.24 September 2004 -
Article: Trail Discover Local History With Leicester's Archive CollectionsFrom the Elephant Man to Richard III to Thomas Cook, Leicester's archive collections are a great place to find out about the history of the city.13 September 2004
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Article: Trail Children's Express: Whenever I Say I'm From BirminghamChildren's Express journalist Jon Hudson explains that no matter who you are or where you are from, you won't feel out of place in Birmingham.07 September 2004 -
Article: Trail Birmingham's Canal Network - In Brindley's FootstepsRoslyn Tappenden takes a walk round the canal networks in central Birmingham and looks at the history of Brindley, Telford and the building of the city's canal network.05 August 2004
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Article: Trail Two Cities, One River - Newcastle And Gateshead Heritage TrailRoland Hancock ventures into Newcastle and Gateshead to discover the twin pillars that underpin the history of the twin cities...read on to find out more05 August 2004
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Article: Trail Prince George's Culture Club - A Trail Through Regency BrightonFrom the Prince Regent's mistress to the architect buried under Tesco, a walk through Brighton and Hove offers Regency treasures aplenty.23 April 2004 -
Article: Trail Exploding Rats And Firing Squads At The Tower - Wartime Spying In LondonExploding rats, treachery, agent provocateurs and firing squads at dawn at the Tower. It's all true and it happened in Britain during the second world war.22 January 2003 -
Article: Trail Small, Green And Packed Full Of Culture - It's The Isle Of ManIt's got its own language, taxes, sheep and cats, so here is our trail of top places to visit on the island-wide living cultural archive that is the Isle of Man.10 December 2002 -
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Article: Trail When Rain Stops Play - Why Not Visit A Cricket Museum?What should you do when the morning's play is washed away in a downpour? Find the answer in our cricket museum trail.04 May 2002 -
Article: Trail Battlefield Britain - A Clash Of Kings: The Battle Of The BoyneCulture24 looks across the Irish Sea to tells the story of the Battle of the Boyne, which has had a lasting effect on life today. -
Article: Trail Battlefield Britain - Routing The Royals: The Battle of NasebyThis Battlefield Britain Culture24 trail looks at Naseby, where Cromwell's New Model Army won the decisive battle of the English Civil War. -
Article: Trail Britain's Finest Castles
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: East End Road And East Finchley CemeteryThe 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of East End Road and East Finchley in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet)The 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of Chipping Barnet in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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Article: Trail Dead Letter Boxes And Deadly Deceit In Brompton!
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Article: Trail Evidence Of Espionage At The Public Record Office! -
Article: Trail Exploring Leicester's Architecture - The Wakerley TrailFormer Mayor of Leicester, Arthur Wakeley, had a vision of quality, affordable housing and sustainable communities way back, before the first world war. See how it lives on in the streets of Leicester today in this trail.
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Article: Trail Final Destination - Death At The Tower1000 years of the nation's history has been played out within the walls of the Tower of London but it has a more recent dark history - spies were executed in the Tower during World Wars I and II. -
Article: Trail From Peterloo to the Pankhursts: A Radical Politics TrailFrom the Peterloo Massacre, through the Anti-Corn Law League to the connections with Marx and Engels, Manchester has a strong tradition of political radicalism. Discover the people, the locations, museums and collections in this trail developed with the help of the People's History Museum. -
Article: Trail Great Inventions And Great Changes In A Great CityFrom the tallest building in the UK to the first ever under-river tunnel, our trail takes you to the heart of the Docklands and gives you an insight into the works of famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel -
Article: Trail Gunpowder, Treason and Plot - The Gunpowder 400 TrailThis year marks the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot - follow the Gunpowder 400 Trail to find out what's going on in UK museums. -
Article: Trail Spies, double agents and Cambridge men
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Article: Trail The Boy Scout, Part One: My First YearUsing Storymaker, Raymond E Aldous begins his three-part tale of his time in the Boy Scouts. -
Article: Trail The Cabinet War Rooms
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Article: Trail The Great And The Good - Norwich's Finest BuildingsCity heritage expert Mike Loveday identifies the city's finest buildings, from Norman times through to the present day. Read on to discover Norwich's best! -
Article: Trail The Secret War - SOE Against The Third ReichA fictional narrative based on a series of plausible events give an insight into the nature of British espionage activity during the Second World War. -
Article: Trail The SOE in Baker Street
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Article: Trail Umbrella Assassins On Waterloo Bridge - And Double Agents!
