Discovering Birmingham’s fight for the vote
Katherine Old writes: The Balsall Heath History Society led a historic walking tour around Birmingham City Centre exploring the city’s links
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Birmingham’s King Tom, Suffragettes and our Right to Vote
On Saturday 15 September, 3pm – 4.30pm PHC will be leading a heritage walk from Victoria Square to discover Birmingham’s
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Birmingham’s Royal Street Parties
It’s being reported on Radio 4 this morning that there are only a few official royal street parties in the
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Mapping History in California
California is a suburb of Birmingham known mainly for it’s large Asda, We worked with children from Paganel Primary, a
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Commonwealth Heads pay tribute to the Unremembered
Our Unremembered wreath has been presented to the Foreign Secretary and Commonwealth Foreign Ministers at a lunchtime reception as part of
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Birmingham’s child emigrants revisited
Annual Report Middlemore Homes showing ‘before and after’ photos The Balsall Heath Local History Society has received £32,100 from the Heritage Lottery
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My time with PHC
Since September, I’ve been working with People’s Heritage Co-op for my placement on the Professional Skills module on my history
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Making Birmingham Votes Count
Debating Representation in Council Chambers6th February 2018 Following our Rally celebrating 100 years since the signing of ‘The Representation of
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Celebrating Suffrage
200,000 demonstrate their support for suffrage in Birminghamin 1832, leading to further campaigning for Universal Suffrage The Representation of the People
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Past, Present, Future: Women Shaping History
Dominant perception: Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurstarrested for militancy On 13th January I was fortunate enough to attend the Fabian Society
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