Revolutionary Objects
Delve into our collection of artworks, objects and archive materials about events, people and ideas that shaped our modern world
Revolutionary Themes
Explore the Age of Revolution by theme - from war and the international order through social, cultural, political, economic and technological revolutions
About us - our project, team and partners
Find out about the people and organisations behind this web resource and our wider work.
Revolutionary Collection: Anti-slavery sugar bowl
One of the ways British people tried to challenge slavery, was to stop buying sugar.
Dents and Diseases - Napoleon's Health
Mick Crumplin's latest blog is a 'wee synopsis' of Bonaparte's wounds and health.
Unique Napoleonic chapel saved from ruin
An unusual Georgian Chapel which began life as part of a Napoleonic era barracks has been restored in Surrey
Events
West: The black Atlantic and the American sublime – The Paul Mellon lectures
Explore the legacy of British landscape painting in the United States
04/02/2019
Film: Dangerous Liaisons (1989)
Adapted for stage and screen several times, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses was the basis for this Academy Award-winning Stephen Frears film.
04/02/2019
Valentine’s Late Night Keats
Celebrate Valentine’s at a special late night opening of the most romantic house in London.
14/02/2019
Talk: Enlightened entanglements: mistresses in 18th century art
With Dr Jenny Graham, as part of the Whigs, Powder and Paint series
12/02/2019