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Roman Lady's Skeleton Found in York

Roman woman of North African descent buried in York

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Entertaining Leeds: At the Theatre

How has entertainment in Leeds changed since Victorian times  

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Sorrel and Black Cake: A Windrush Story

Explore stories of the migration and settlement of Windrush migrants and their families

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Watercolour painting of a rural landscape. In the background on a hill is a series of large white building. In the foreground two ladies are sitting.
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Ordinary People of Leeds who Owned Enslaved Peoples

Exploring ownership of enslaved Africans in British colonies in the 1800s

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The Story of one Egyptian Shabti

Is it worthy of being in a museum, and who owns museum objects anyway?

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George ‘Bertie’ Robinson from St. Vincent

The story of a footman at Harewood House

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Australian Aboriginal Spear Thrower

Multi-purpose gadget does it all

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Head of an Egyptian Mummy coffin

A Step by Step guide to Egyptian Mummification

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Why and how ancient Egyptians preserved their bodies for eternity

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Ancient Greeks: Everyday Life, Beliefs and Myths

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KS2 resource on how the Ancient Greeks lived using real artefacts

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Rocks at Cliffe Castle Museum

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Explore different types of rock and how the rock cycle works

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Family Life in the 1950s

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What life was like for families and children in the 1950s

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Coal Mining and the Victorians

Coal Mining and the Victorians

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The stories of child workers who laboured underground

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Women at War: The Role of Women During WW2

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Overview of women's war-work, illustrated by East Midlands archives

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William Wilberforce

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Find out about Hull's most famous son

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Minibeasts

Minibeasts

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Find out about the lives of invertebrates

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Prison and Penal Reform in the 1800s

Prison and Penal Reform in the 1800s

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Looking at people like Elizabeth Fry who changed conditions in prison

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Ancient Egyptians: Objects from Daily Life

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The daily life of ordinary Egyptians investigated through objects

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