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Cradles and Labels

Aug 24, 2020
2 min

The Mermaid

What's one of the strangest objects at the British Museum? A real life mermaid, no less!

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Cradles and Labels

Aug 18, 2020
3 min

The Executioner's Axe

This axe was made specially for the last public beheadings in England. But were the five victims innocent?

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Cradles and Labels

Jul 26, 2020
3 min

The Chinese Oracle Bone

Could this be a dragon bone?!

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Cradles and Labels

Jun 26, 2020
6 min

Pets in Museums

What do you least expect to see when you visit a museum? Mummified cats? A stuffed owl? The occasional squashed mouse?

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Cradles and Labels

Jun 5, 2020
2 min

Gnome alone

Who is this handsome fellow and what does he have to do with (shhhh) Harry Potter?

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Cradles and Labels

May 30, 2020
3 min

The mysterious Battersea Cauldron

The Battersea cauldron is a relic of a long-lost age. Was it used for magic or medicine or was it just an ancient cooking pot?

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Cradles and Labels

May 14, 2020
3 min

Dickens: guilty or not guilty?

Whose gravestone would you expect to find in the garden of the Charles Dickens Museum?

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