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Jacobites resources in The National Archives - 1715
This collection brings together a range of materials which allow students and teachers to develop their own questions and lines of historical enquiry on the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.
Map of the Battle of Preston
This map was drawn in 1818 and published in 1836, so over a century after the event it represents. However, it is closely based on an original map made by A. Boyer, dedicated to the victorious General Wills, which was published in 1716 and hence very…
Revealing Histories: remembering slavery
A collaborative project by eight museums in Greater Manchester, created to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in 2007.
The Camera in the Field: things pleasant and unpleasant
An example of war reporting, with an emphasis on the immediacy of photography, including a portrait of Drummer Spencer John 'Joe' Bent of the East Lancashire Regiment, awarded the Victoria Cross for three acts of heroism.
The East Lancashire Regiment
A drawing of Drummer Spencer John Bent, known as 'Joe', of the East Lancashire Regiment, with accompanying text, showing one of the courageous acts which led to the award of the Victoria Cross. The text includes a direct quotation from Drummer Bent,…
The Great British Offensive North of the Somme: troops advancing to the capture of Montauban
Both the drawing and the written commentary call upon the testimony of eye-witnesses. The sub-caption of the image claims that the artist was working 'from material supplied by one who took part in the action'; the commentary includes a direct…
The History of the Late Rebellion
Pages from a contemporaneous book on the Jacobite rebellion of 1715
The Hull whaler 'Abram'
Launched in Lancaster in 1806, Abram was named after a West Indian planter and merchant. She had a very long career, sailing initially to the British and Danish Virgin Islands of Tortola, St Thomas and St Croix. The documentary record of her voyages…
The V.C.'s-by-Vote Action: the assault at 'Lancashire Landing,' Gallipoli
This image shows the initial phase of the landing of 1st Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. The landing beach was subsequently known as 'Lancashire Landing'.
The regiment won the distinction of…
The regiment won the distinction of…
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Plan of a slave vessel
Engravings of two drawings showing how slaves were transported by ship, illustrating an account of a debate on the slave trade in the House of Lords. …