Australian Convict & Colonial Research - London

We're set up at Westminster Quaker Meeting House. Pop in on a Friday in March & see our poster exhibit, Christina Henri's Roses🌹 from the Heart ❤️ convict memorial bonnets & our mini display for Women's History Month. #Australia #UK #Quaker #reform #prison #convict #history

#WomensHistoryMonth2026 For many #convict women, their survival & that of their children was their greatest achievement. This is the story of my g-g-g-grandmother Hannah Miles & her journey from rural #Staffordshire to #VanDiemensLand. catherinemeyrick.com/2026/03/15/han…

I’m running a 2 hour online workshop for teachers, heritage professionals, journalists & anyone who wants to be able to discuss the British Empire and its afterlives with nuance and concision. It’s on 1st June. Do sign up if interested? onlineshop.sussex.ac.uk/product-catalo…

Brilliant Australian theatre is making its mark on British stages 🎭 Direct from its five-star run at the Sydney Opera House, we are thrilled to see ‘Yentl’, an adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story, find its home in London at the Marylebone Theatre.

»Australia’s second-oldest literary journal is to be reborn under the ownership of the University of Technology (QUT) after its cancellation late last year by its publisher, Melbourne University Publishing (MUP).« buff.ly/hygaV8B

Bow Street Blues - sounds like a decent band…but not this time. Lea will show you around. @LeaAStone #museums #museumfromhome #coventgarden mainlymuseums.com/post/1013/bow-…

Margaret Catchpole born #OTD 1762. This kind rural house servant stole a horse to ride to meet her lover in London and was deported to #Australia - where she recorded the life of the #aboriginals and early settlers. Hear her story in this podcast: tinyurl.com/4hducnyh

What can a TV drama teach us about how societies understand empire? In our new open-access article, Sarah Pinto and I revisit the controversy around the BBC’s Banished (2015), exploring why British and Australian audiences responded so differently. doi.org/10.1080/144430…

Follow in the footsteps of Britain’s eminent author with this popular title ‘Charles Dickens: Places & Objects of Interest’ by Paul Kendall available from Pen & Sword Books with 30% discount if bought during March 2026. pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-Dicken… #charlesdickens #victorianera #books #socialhistory #history #kent #thanet #London #Portsmouth #broadstairs #chatham #rochester #kent @PSHistory @Frontline_Books @penandswordbooks @penswordbooks

St. Stephen's church was built in the 1840s by the wealthy Angela Burdett-Coutts in the notorious Devil's Acre area of Westminster, with encouragement from her friend Charles Dickens. Its steeple was damaged during the 20thC and is now partly of fibre glass to look like stone.

Happy #AcademyAwards day! Did you know the world’s first feature film was Australian? ‘The Story of the Kelly Gang’ was directed by Charles Tait and premiered on Boxing Day 1906. 📷: Still image from ‘The Story of the Kelly Gang’. NSFA Learn more: nma.gov.au/defining-momen…

I am increasingly disillusioned with my reach on X, so I am writing about stuff I like: English idioms. From 1188 to 1902 the Old Bailey Crown Court was attached to Newgate Prison. The condemned men were taken by horse and cart to Tyburn, modern day Marble Arch, to be hung. They were allowed a pint of beer on the way. Stopping off in the Holborn area they had "one for the road". The driver of the horse and cart was not allowed to drink, as he was "on the wagon". Once hung at Tyburn to be put the person out of their misery they would yank their leg to break their neck. I am not "pulling your leg". Often famous or notorious people were hung and people wanted to buy the noose. After all it was "money for old rope".

Join Poor London Week: 5-day family history experience with 11 expert talks, guided walks, research support + connect with fellow genealogists. Attend in person or online and explore workhouses, Victorian slums, foundlings & Charlie Chaplin’s London. Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/160…

Have you heard of Edith Cowan? In 1921, she became the first woman to be elected to an Australian parliament. 📷: Portrait of Edith Cowan, about 1922. National Library of Australia nla.obj-136673287 Learn more about this Defining Moment: nma.gov.au/defining-momen…

In the first of our £10 talks on Saturdays, Victor Keegan, author of Lost London 1, 2 and 3 will tell the extraordinary story of how Thorney Island started the world's first public subscription hospital and the creation of two major hospitals. tinyurl.com/43fuea6p

This was how the Bank of England began its consultation on the banknotes. It's not leading, as such, but I think the framing is pretty clear.

We’re taking part in National Lottery Open Week 2026. From 13-15 March, with 50% off Museum Admission. Find out more about our offer at bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/echoes-from-th… #BecauseOfYou. @heritagefunduk @LotteryGoodCauses

25 years ago today, the National Museum of Australia opened in Canberra. Nearly 40k joined the celebration, beginning with a dawn ceremony, followed by party including performers and Australian luminaries Midnight Oil, Killing Heidi, and John Williamson. 📷: George Serras

💐Pay tribute to women in war at the Commonwealth Day wreath-laying at the Memorial Gates 🙏Attend the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey, along with representatives from 56 member nations

Today, High Commissioner Jay Weatherill AO and Deputy High Commissioner Elisabeth Bowes PSM attended Commonwealth Day events in London including the flag-raising Ceremony hosted by The Speaker of the House of Commons and the Annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.