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Palace doors from Nigeria

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Palace doors

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Palace doors (detail)

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Detail of the palace doors.

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Palace doors (detail)

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Detail of the palace doors.

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Detail of lintel

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Detail of the lintel from the palace doors.

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Policemen carvings

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Download carvings of native policemen from East Africa.

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Ceremony photograph

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Download a photograph of a ceremony taking place in a palace in Ife, Nigeria around 1880 – 1950. It shows a Yoruba leader with a European, probably British, official.

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The Empire in Kenya

Source: bbc.co.uk

A short BBC video on the workings of the British Empire and on the experience of a British family who moved to Kenya in the early 20th century.



Watch this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-division-of-africa/3497.html

The Empire's legacy

Source: bbc.co.uk

A short BBC video on the legacy of the British Empire.



Watch this video on bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/what-legacy-has-the-british-empire-left-behind/13358.html

Outside the classroom



These museums all have collections that provide good opportunities for studying aspects of British colonialism.

Manchester Museum

Source: museum.mancester.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/

National Museum of Scotland

Source: nms.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.nms.ac.uk

Horniman Museum

Source: horniman.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.horniman.ac.uk

Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter

Source: rammuseum.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/

World Museum, Liverpool

Source: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/school_visits.aspx
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Palace doors from Nigeria