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Feminists demonstrating and holding placards.

Unfinished Business Curators' Lunchtime Session - Beyond the Exhibition 2

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Fri 29 Jan 2021

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Reflections: Gay Liberation Front at 50

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Mon 8 Feb 2021

Caleb Azumah Nelson

Caleb Azumah Nelson in conversation: Open Water

Thu 4 Feb 2021

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Library of Love

Fri 12 Feb 2021

Marketing Masterclass - Start-ups in London Libraries

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Wed 6 - Fri 29 Jan 2021

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What next for my business idea? (Online) - Start-ups in London Libraries

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Tue 12 Jan - Tue 16 Mar 2021

Get ready for business - Start-ups in London Libraries

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Wed 13 Jan - Mon 29 Mar 2021

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Medieval manuscripts blog from the British Library

Merovingian illumination in a manuscript of Gregory's Moralia

European blog from the British Library

Beyond the Exhibition: Unfinished Business – Curators' Lunchtime Session

Untold Lives blog from the British Library

Daniel Seton – Magistrate of Surat

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Collage of photograph of Andrea Levy's parents and one of her manuscripts

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

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