Oliver Twist, the Great Exhibition, sprawling cities, speeding railways, freakshows and murder. Scroll down to find out more…
Explore the 1800s
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Exhibition of a rhino and zebra
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Deciphering the Rosetta Stone
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Battle of Waterloo letter
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Cartoon of a street accident
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Early Chartist meeting notes
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Engels: factory conditions
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Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
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Sketch for the Crystal Palace
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Poverty and the workhouse
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Florence Nightingale letter
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Letter from Charles Darwin
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Invention of the telephone
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Illusionists and conjurers
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Victoria's Indian servant
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An Asian MP in Parliament
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Gladstone: Irish Home Rule
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