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Ideas and Evidence in Science: The Kirkdale Cave How scientists work - ideas and evidence. Read More	Quilts and Quilt Making from 1718 to Today Quilts from different periods and regions and how they were made Read More
Wimbledon's windmill and its past The what, why and how of windmills related to Wimbledon's windmill Read More	Egyptian Mummy The Mummy of Nesyamun who lived in Thebes, Egypt, over 3,000 years ago Read More
What was Wimbledon like in the past? Learn about why Wimbledon needed a windmill Read More	History Around Hull Explore the development of Hull through a journey down its historic High Street Read More
From Wool to Cloth Life and work in textile factories during the Industrial Revolution Read More	Medieval Realms Find out more about Medieval Life in St Mary´s Abbey, York Read More
A History of Animation A simple explanation of moving image and animation development Read More	Apprentices The lives of apprentices in Victorian factories Read More
A Day in the Life of a Young Sheffield Steel Worker Life changes in the Sheffield steel industry since Victorian times Read More	Documenting our Past Learn how to become a local historian by researching old documents Read More
Egyptian Sekhmet Pendant Carved faience of the warrior goddess of ancient Egypt Read More	Snapshot 1900: The Changing Picture of Class Class, civic pride and leisure around 1900 Read More
Leeds in World War II Leeds affected by air raids and citizens protecting themselves Read More	Bitter Sweet History - aspects of the British Slave Trade The British Slave Trade and issues around Fair Trade today Read More
Inventions in Transport from Bradford Inventors and inventions in transport from Bradford. Read More	Originating in Leeds Some of the inventions and inventors who have connections with Leeds Read More
Campaign! Slavery Using museum collections as a stimulus for modern day campaigning Read More	World War Two Stories from the Wakefield District Stories of local people who served their country in WW2 Read More
Queen Coal? Why Remember Women in Post-War Mining Communities The changing role of women in 1940s and 1950s mining communities Read More	The Message - Creative Campaigning Creating awareness raising campaigns through art Read More
Local History Pack - A how to guide Tips and Sources for Local History research Read More	Creative Writing at Sandal Castle Using ruins, artefacts, documents and imagination! Read More
1776 African Youth of the Dales Yorkshire family discover they are descendants of a slave Read More	What was it like to be a World War II Evacuee? Explore primary sources to discover what life was like as an evacuee Read More
Factory Reform C19th working conditions and the Acts of Parliament that changed them Read More	Craft Made From Graft Life and working conditions during the Industrial Revolution Read More
Object Dialogue Box at Harewood House A resource to stimulate creative thinking through the use of objects Read More	Investigating the History of a House Generic methods of exploring the history of a country house Read More
Breaking Chains - Sheffield Civil Rights Changes campaigning can make and how they can affect us today Read More	Polish People in Britain after WWII Personal stories of five Polish people who settled in Britain Read More
Prison and Penal Reform in the 1800s Looking at people like Elizabeth Fry who changed conditions in prison Read More	Viking Ring An important gold ring discovered by a farmer in Sedburgh Read More
Funeral Cake Markers Locally made hand carved wooden stamp used to decorate funeral cakes Read More	Mandarin Square 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Embroidery Read More
Russian Revolution Diary Diary of a tutor to the Tzar of Russia's nephews Read More	She Stoops to Conquer - 18th Century Servants and Masters Life below and above stairs in Georgian times Read More
Captain Cook's Travels People and artifacts connected with explorer Captain Cook Read More	She Stoops to Conquer - 18th Century Love and Marriage Arranged marriages are not new Read More
The Grimston Sword A Celtic iron age sword used in battle Read More	Maori Feather Cloak A Maori feather cloak, traditionally made by women for Maori chiefs Read More
She Stoops to Conquer - 18th Century Manners and Modes Objects relating to changes in Georgian society Read More	She Stoops to Conquer - 18th Century Town and Country new opportunities after the Great fire of London Read More
Queen Coal? Why Remember Women of the 1984/85 Miners' Strike Women's role in the 1984/85 Miners' Strike Read More	Lead Mining in the Yorkshire Dales Lead mining, a major industry in the Northern Pennines 1650 to 1900 Read More
William Wilberforce Find out about Hull´s most famous son. Read More	Bedale 19th and 20th Century Painters and Decorators Examining the Bucktrout and Firth businesses of Bedale Read More
Txt Manor: Mary Queen of Scots in Sheffield History of Sheffield Manor Lodge via community project Read More	Yong's China Quest adventure game Level 1 Adventure game about Chinese history from 500 BCE to the Olympics Read More
Yong's China Quest adventure game Level 2 Adventure game about Chinese history from 500 BCE to the Olympics Read More	Richard Oastler Campaigning against the working conditions of children Read More
Roman Tombstone Tombstone depicting a powerful Roman family Read More	Attitudes to slavery How were attitudes to slavery challenged and changed over time? Read More
Who was George Africanus? Piecing together the life of Nottingham’s first black entrepreneur Read More	William Dolben and Slave Trade Abolition How important was William Dolben to the abolition of slavery? Read More
Sande Society Rattle Ceremonial rattle used by West African girls and women Read More	Chinese Shoes of Pain The custom of breaking and binding feet in China Read More
Iron Age Gold Coin of the Celtic Parisi Money, currency and bartering to get the things you want Read More	Censorship and Propaganda in WWII A look at how the government aimed to maintain morale during WWII Read More
History of Leeds - Poverty and Riches How the rich and poor lived in Leeds from the 17th Century to 1900s Read More	Pacific Islands figure with hat Carved figure with Abolone Shell eyes Read More
The Wanderer Contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare's response to a slaveship tragedy Read More	Saltaire - Victorian Model Town, Then and Now A World Heritage Site now, life improvements 150 years ago Read More
Anglo Saxon Sword Pommel Golden jewelled object from the 7th Century Read More	Iroquois Beaded Purse Made by Native North Americans for the tourist trade Read More
Javanese Shadow Puppet Made in 1994 by East Java craftsman from stiff leather parchment Read More	Chinese Tiger Shoes Pair of children’s shoes designed in the image of a tiger Read More
Chinese Snuff Bottle Decorative Qing Dynasty bottle elaborately painted on the inside Read More	Alorese Bronze Drum Indonesian drums as marriage payments Read More
Sioux Warrior Shirt Painted figures show victories over the wearer's enemies Read More	Sudanese Sword A bloody story of Victorian Britain and an Islamic uprising Read More
M&S Making a Mark - Flora Solomon Champion of M&S staff welfare Read More	M&S 1930s Food Displays Food retailing between the Wars Read More
M&S Penny Bazaars The first fixed price shops over 100 years ago Read More	M&S Birth of a Brand - Buildings and Signage Signs reflect different periods in time Read More
Ajrakh, block printed fabric from Rajasthan Traditional Indian cotton fabric using natural dyes Read More	M&S and the War Effort - Staff Stories A melted cash float, firefighting ladies and wartime staff bulletins Read More
Queen Coal? Why should we remember Victorian mining women? An exploration of women and mining through the 1842 Report Read More	Tudor Drama - The Stranger´s Case Bringing a Tudor house to life to illustrate past religious tensions Read More
Investigate Archaeology Activities and ideas linking Archaeolgy and STEM Read More	Scold's Bridle - justice for women 400 years ago? A punishment for 'troublesome' women over 400 years ago Read More
Crazy Catapults inspired by the Romans in Yorkshire Learn the science of Roman catapults and build your own! Read More	Metalwork Objects in Focus, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield Focusing on objects from the Metalwork Gallery, Sheffield Read More
Massim War Shield Shield from Papua New Guinea made before 1900 Read More	Bronze Age Grantham What can Bronze age grave goods tell us about how people lived? Read More
M&S Making a Mark - Michael Marks From Russian Poland to Leeds market - the founder's story Read More	Roman Skeleton's Jewellery Young woman buried with her jewellery Read More
Chinese Warrior Carved figure of Han Dynasty General Kwan-ti Read More	Bradford's Industrial Revolution Tracking a city's industrial and social change Read More
Yong's China Quest adventure game Level 3 Adventure game about Chinese history from 500 BCE to the Olympics Read More	M&S Birth of a Brand - Carrier Bags Who would have thought carrier bags had such a history! Read More
Medieval Grantham Explore what the town of Grantham was like in Medieval times Read More	Hull-istic Medicine: Public Health through Time Explore Hull's health from the middle to the modern ages Read More
Snapshot 1900: The Changing Picture of Class Class, civic pride and leisure around 1900 Read More	Maori War Canoe Model of a traditional Pacific Island vessel, or Waka Taua Read More
Crime and Punishment - Sophia Constable The crime and punishment of an 11 year old Victorian 'young offender' Read More	Moving Stories - Workshops and Performance Using drama in museums to understand travel in the past Read More
Migration from India and Pakistan Explores connection between British Asians and the Grand Trunk Road Read More	Children at Work Working conditions for children in factories, mills and mines Read More
First World War stories from the Wakefield District Stories of local people who served their country in WWI Read More	Campaigners Make an Impact in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Using Yorkshire's History to Change Your World Read More
The Tudors - Age of Discovery Trade and merchants in Hull and York during the Tudor period Read More	Chinese Tabard from the Qing Dynasty Symbol of Chinese women's status Read More
Star Carr Deer Antlers Deer skull with antlers from the last Ice Age 8,000 BC Read More	Global Citizens - Make an Impact! Looks at current issues such as Discrimination, Human Rights & Slavery Read More
Everyday Life in the Industrial Revolution Changes in daily life as Britain becomes industrialised Read More	Slavery, Abolition and the East Riding of Yorkshire A revealing snapshot of East Yorks during transatlantic slave trade Read More
Tudor Clothing - Dress to Impress Life in Tudor times seen through the clothes people wore Read More	Kutch Silver Kutch silver from the centre of production in Western India Read More
Civil Defence in WWII How accurate is the post-war portrayal of the Civil Defence? Read More	She Stoops to Conquer - 18th Century Rich and Poor Different life experiences in Georgian society Read More
Serapis Dedication Tablet Evidence of a Roman temple in York Read More	Japanese Samurai Armour Protective suit to scare off the enemy Read More
M&S First Self-Service Shopping System Innovative new ways of selling Read More	M&S - Homegrown Expansion in Leeds Modernisation in Leeds stores from the 1930s Read More
M&S Making a Mark - Simon Marks Innovative leader who made M&S the high street name it is today Read More	Paisley Silk Shawl 19th Century fashion item that inspired an industry Read More
Ship's Log of The Diana The sad account of a Victorian whaling ship Read More	Sudanese Sword A bloody story of Victorian Britain and an Islamic uprising Read More
Carved Pacific Bird Wooden decoration from Papua New Guinea Read More