Themes of the Battle of Waterloo

These pages all link to the Battle of Waterloo

  • Battle

    Explore our objects, articles and videos to learn the gripping and gory facts of the Waterloo campaign.

  • Film Poster

    Culture

    Learn how Waterloo inspired hundreds of artists, writers, poets and film-makers by exploring our objects and articles.

  • Peterloo Cartoon,

    Revolution

    Learn about the revolutions that swept Europe in the age of Waterloo by exploring our objects and articles.

  • A Surgical Saw and blood stained glove from Waterloo

    Science / Technology

    Explore the science of the age of Waterloo through videos, articles and fascinating gadgets.

  • Dress worn at the Duchess of Richmond's Ball. Copyright Fashion Museum, Bath.

    Society

    Learn how Waterloo shaped society and changed lives by exploring these objects and articles.

  • Closing the Gates of Hougoumont, 1815. Copyright National Museums Scotland.

    Soldiers

    Explore the stories of the soldiers who fought, triumphed, and died at Waterloo, through these objects, articles, and videos.

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A photograph of a cotton kerchief against a cream background. The kerchief is yellow and cream in a plaid pattern and is tied into a knot on the side.

Cotton kerchief (headwrap)

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