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Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens

Fri 8 Oct 2021 - Sun 20 Feb 2022

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Paddington: The Story of a Bear

Fri 9 Jul - Sun 31 Oct 2021

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Bangladesh 50 at the British Library: a celebration

Sun 17 Oct 2021

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Literature Matters – RSL 200: David Harewood in conversation with Gary Younge

Mon 18 Oct 2021

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

Tue 19 Oct 2021

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots: The Power and the Glory

Thu 21 Oct 2021

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Keep On Keeping On: Celebrating Andrew Salkey

Fri 22 Oct 2021

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Africa Writes 2021

Africa Writes Festival - Dismantling the Patriarchy: Mona Eltahawy in conversation

Sun 24 Oct 2021

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Africa Writes Festival - Inherited: All Our Names

Sat 23 Oct 2021

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English and Drama blog from the British Library

A Bear called Paddington: published 13 October 1958

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Elizabeth and Mary, Royal Cousins, Rival Queens: Curators’ Picks

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Investigating German colonialism in the British Library’s collections

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‘How come England did not know me?’: Recording Andrea Levy for Authors’ Lives

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