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The art of kindness: Using images to improve mental wellbeing

Using creativity to explore our collections is especially relevant at a time when we...

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Shut up: Quarantine and social distancing during Tudor epidemics

How did the state react to epidemic outbreaks during the Medieval and Early Modern...

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Books to celebrate the legacy of Florence Nightingale

This month, as I applaud the courage and incredible lifesaving work of our front...

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Podcast: Love divided

In 1588, Queen Elizabeth received a letter from her friend the Earl of Leicester...

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The 600th anniversary of the Treaty of Troyes

21 May 2020 marks the 600th anniversary of the Treaty of Troyes, a peace...

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