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: Jeremiah Brandreth Pot
How Jeremiah Brandreth and two others lost their heads in a Derbyshire uprising.
The search for descendants of Peterloo
Researchers are trying to connect the people of the Peterloo Masacre with people of today.
The Age of Revolution Across the Web
How the Age of Revolution is being reported and blogged across the web.
Events
Art Treasures of TAMESIDE
To mark 250 years of the Royal Academy of Arts this exhibition showcases the work of some of Britain’s most eminent artists in the Astley Cheetham Collection.
17/11/2018 to 31/03/2019
Byron’s Poetic Afterlife
This talk by Dr Matthew Ward will consider the poetic afterlife of Byron in the long nineteenth century, focusing in particular on Matthew Arnold’s criticism and poetry.
28/03/2019
Talk: Revolutionary Style: Fashion in the Eighteenth Century
With Amber Butchart, part of the Whigs, Powder and Paint series
02/04/2019
Savage Satire: From the pen of James Gillray
James Gillray, savage satirist, cruel cartoonist and biting political commentator, wielded a power with his pen that few could match in Georgian Britain.
15/02/2019 to 07/06/2019