Although imperial popular culture did exist prior to the nineteenth century, the pace of its distribution and production began to […]

Royal events were a chance to showcase and celebrate Britain’s Imperial Conquest to the wider British public. This jubilee mug […]

The impact and legacies of the British Empire is still being felt today, and for many nations that were once […]

One hundred years ago, the total land coverage of Britain’s imperial possessions covered 25% of the world’s land surface. But […]

Training Colleges After the 1857 Indian Mutiny, India officially became a territory of the crown. Queen Victoria was crowned Empress […]

1600: The East India Company is founded, and brings back spices from across the world back to Britain. 1662: Catherine […]

Significant to Egham, these trade cards [1] were produced by Thomas Holloway, the founder of the nearby Royal Holloway College […]

‘In the late nineteenth and well into the twentieth century, the empire was a frequent backdrop for commercial advertising. Advertisements […]

Article by Joshua Whalley This week, we will be looking at the ARP badge and whistle. The ARP badge was […]

19 – 30 July 2022 This exhibition has been curated by Royal Holloway Public History MA student Katie Smith. At […]

This paper knife is associated with the Schröder family, who resided at the Manor House at Dell Park, Englefield Green. […]

Over the last few years we have seen many of the businesses in Egham High Street close – and welcomed […]

This object (Object MC34) is a perfume bottle with outer packaging, which was produced by J. Grossmith and Son of […]

Article researched and written by Maria Petts. In recent years there has been an overdue revival in how we look […]

Saturday 4 June, 1-3pm
Downstairs at the Literary Institute