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🤔Who was Clive of India and what's his link to Sain Ffagan | St Fagans? Find out more about two interventions at St Fagans by artist Nasia Sarwar-Skuse, and arts organisation Ways of Working, as part of the Perspective(s) project 👇 museum.wales/stfagans/whats…

We're often asked if there was any connection between Thomas and Oliver Cromwell (many people even confuse the confuse the two). The answer is yes - the two were related. This thread will explain how with a quick guide to the #CromwellFamily #WolfHall #Tudors #17thCentury 1/7

This Winter, the new ‘Paddington in Peru’ film was released. The bear fond of marmalade sandwiches would approve of this menu for James II’s coronation in 1685, which features ‘three dozen glasses of lemon jelly’ amongst his extravagant dishes. #TowerIcons

#OnThisDay 19 February 1659 the House of Commons agreed to the principle that an upper chamber of Parliament should be reintroduced, but heated debates continued for weeks as to who it should it consist of, and even what it should be called... #17thCentury #OTD

Nursing abroad during WWI "could be freeing for many women", Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist, says. "Life near the front lines of the war was, in a strange way, a form of freedom." Read their eye-witness accounts and more in Historia at: historiamag.com/hidden-stories…

Next Saturday, 10 May, for the 400th anniversary of his accession, King Charles I will be making a return visit...

More details at: cromwellmuseum.org/events/a-royal…

Deposited plans are another classic archive record with a vast and varied collection from railways and canals to roads and bridges. This colour plan is for the 1832 Saltash Floating Bridge (a cable ferry). The River Tamar had a ferry service there since the Norman Conquest!

This year marks the 400th anniversary of King Charles I’s accession to the throne in 1625. This beautiful record is the patent for nobility for the 1st Earl of Banbury. It dates from 1626, and you can see a detailed portrait of the newly crowned King in the top left corner.

Our next historic royal record is from 1821, with this ticket to the coronation banquet of King George IV. The banquet was so extravagant and expensive that the next coronation for William IV in 1831 did not feature a banquet. Find out more on our blog ow.ly/G7g250W53t2

You can find out more about the story of this battle, 380 years ago today, why it was important and see artefacts related to it in our current exhibit! More details at: cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromwel… Thread 2/2

This month is the 380th anniversary of the Battle of Naseby which took place on 14 June 1645. A series of Charles I’s coded letters were left behind at the battle and are now known as the Naseby Letters. This letter is from Charles to his nephew Prince Maurice in 1644.

Join us next Tuesday evening, 24 June, for one of our popular guided walks around 17th century Huntingdon, including royal visits, a Civil War battle, witch trials, Pepys and (of course) Cromwell. More details and bookings at: cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromwel…

Another of our archives ‘Greatest Hits’ is this 1806 petition from the men and women of Manchester. It was in support of the Foreign Slave Trade Abolition Bill and has over 2,000 signatures. The document is comprised of 9 sheets of parchment and is over 5 metres long.

This Women's Freedom League banner was unfurled from the Ladies Gallery of the House of Commons Chamber in October 1908 during a protest for women’s suffrage. Find out more about this record's history and the protest on our blog ow.ly/VxOg50W79ln

This is a piece of dual parliamentary history, it is a replica stained glass window depicting Simon de Montfort, who called the first parliament in 1265. This replica was used in a past parliamentary exhibition from 1965 to mark the 700th anniversary. This year marks 760 years!

The theme for the final week of our archives' Greatest Hits is ‘Surviving Disasters’. The first record is from the original manuscript House of Commons Journal in 1605. Recorded in the margins is the discovery of the 26 barrels of gunpowder planted by Guy Fawkes.

We were delighted to have a photocall with the Mayors of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Huntingdon Town Council to announce our acquistion of a new building for us to expand into. In the next few years we will be growing! 😀For more details on this exciting project visit: cromwellmuseum.org/about-us/cromw…

Maurice Bond was the Clerk of the Records from 1946 to 1981 and is pictured here with our rolled original Acts of Parliament in December 1961. The Victoria Repository was officially re-opened in July 1963, here is an invention for the grand opening of the new repository.

Today we say a fond farewell to the Victoria Tower. As our collections move to The National Archives, it’s exciting to know they’ll reach a wider audience. Thanks for following us and look out for our new social channels focusing on the collections across the Palace. Updates soon!