Cross-period resources
This page lists all of our resources that span several historical periods.
If a resource has been designed for a particular audience, this is indicated in brackets after the title.
Pocket histories and online information resources
Where do Londoners come from? London’s communities 1675-present
Political protest in London, 1750-1900
What were Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens like?
London Plagues: 1348–1665
Why were London’s docks built?
Reassessing what we collect
Online resource featuring objects related to communities who have settled in London from prehistory to the present day.
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Interactive games and activities
Starting out (KS4)
Choose a career path and where you will live then make choices about how to spend your money.
Create a Costume (early years)
Interactive game based on costumes in the Museum of London collection.
Move and Make (early years)
Interactive game based on historic buildings and vehicles.
Time Pirates
Stop the TIme Pirates stealing the objects from your local museum and save history from being wiped out!
Virtual Object Handling
Discover museum objects in 3D and learn more about them in this interactive game.
The Dig! Archaeology game
Interactive archaeology game featuring objects from across London's history.
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Picturebank
Explore our Picturebank for images relating to London's history.
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External websites
Please note, the Museum of London cannot be held responsible for the content of external websites.
Moving Here
External partnership project website that records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be.
Port cities
External website about the diverse history and culture of the UK's port cities.
BBC Hands on history
External website which runs events around the UK and offers fun resources to help adults and children learn about history together.
Bangla stories
This external site is the result of a three-year LSE/Cambridge oral history research project exploring the history and experience of Bengali migrants. It also includes a teaching resource pack based on this material with lesson plans for Key Stage 3 (11-14 years) and above.
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