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Decoding ‘special’ Roman & Medieval coins

Did you know that the unusual designs on commemorative coins have a fascinating history that goes back at least 2,000 years?

Londoners

Critiqued, arrested, knighted: Knowing Dame Ethel Smyth

Composer, Suffragette, Activist. Suffragette-composer Dame Ethel Smyth is a top contender for the museum’s “most interesting dinner party guest”.

Look of London

The mystery of the female Beefeater dress

Can you help us find the woman who wore the mysterious Beefeater dress by designer Colin Wild?

Look of London

Faking it! (with style)

Fakes and clever imitations have played an important role in London’s fashion history.
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