This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.

A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and ...

Episode 95 - Suffragette defaced penny. Suffragette-defaced Edward VII penny (defaced in early twentieth century), from Great Britain . In this History of the World in 100 Objects ...

THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. NORTH CORNWALL MUSEUM ... Slate and its products were sent around the world and the Delabole Slate Quarry is still ...