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
- 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 31, 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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