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    Gladice Keevil campaigning at the Manchester North West by-election, April 1908. Elections

    London votes: Election Day through history

    As Londoners head to the polls, we take a look back through history at how our city has looked on other Election Days.

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    How did medieval Londoners celebrate Christmas?

    From fasting at advent to electing boy bishops, the weird and wonderful ways the medievals marked Christmas.

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    Secret Rivers Digital Catalogue

    Download the exhibition catalogue from our Secret Rivers exhibition and see what you missed.

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    Collecting Dub Reggae

    How is our Curating London project trying to record a music and a culture in a museum?

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