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Citizens 800 years in the making Heritage Partnerships Dr Matthew Smith Project Manager Royal Holloway, University of London [email protected] 01784 276167

Citizens 800 years in the making

Introduction Last year Royal Holloway, one of the UK’s leading research intensive universities, played a leading role in commemorating the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. The Great Charter, sealed at nearby Runnymede, is a seminal document in our constitutional history that established that no one, not even a king, is above the law. Magna Carta is just the beginning of a story though. The legacy of the charter is not to be found in parchment or stone but in the stories of those who invoked the charter to defend or extend freedom and in the tradition of protest and liberty it inspired among the generations that followed. In 2017, subject to a successful second round Heritage Lottery Fund bid, Royal Holloway will launch a three year project to explore, debate and share our democratic heritage, ‘Citizens: 800 years in the making’, and we are looking for heritage sector partners, museums and historical societies, interested in joining us.

Does your local history include a story of reform, protest, liberty or freedom? Among your local heroes are there reforming politicians, protesters or campaigners? Was your town home to a famous suffragist or suffragette? Does your town have a connection to Magna Carta, the Peasant’s Revolt, the Civil War, Chartism and the campaigns to reform Parliament in the nineteenth century or twentieth century struggles for equality and minority rights? We want to help tell your local stories, to showcase your town’s contribution to the struggle for liberty, democracy, rights and justice. On the next page we will outline how we plan to go about doing this.

Simon de Montfort, one of the progenitors of the modern Parliament, at the 1265 Battle of Evesham.

The plan

Dedicated website

Working with The Historical Association and the AQA exam board, we plan to develop a range a free online learning resources for schools charting the evolution of rights, citizenship, parliament and democracy. These resources will be accessible via a hub website dedicated to democratic heritage.

Mapping

As part of this website we will include a HistoryPin map that highlights local stories of liberty, protest and reform, pinpointing where school groups and other visitors can go to learn more – their local museum. The pin can also include links to your website.

Micro-documentaries and podcasts Exhibition material

Workshops

Festivals

We will also have a budget to develop some of the most compelling stories we learn of into micro-documentaries and podcasts that museums can use to promote their participation in the project and their local story via their own website and or social media feeds. We can even help you produce a bespoke pop-up exhibition banner or digital display for your museum, providing support in writing content, graphic design and illustration. We will even have small bursary scheme available to cover additional costs small independent museums may have in taking part in the project. Royal Holloway will also be offering a range of training workshops on creating digital content for museums. Supplemented by online short guides, the workshops will help museums develop skills to share their stories online. Finally, we would also like to receive expressions of interests from museums and historical societies joining us as exhibitors at a new annual festival of history to be held in the quads of our stunning grade 1 listed Founders building, the perfect opportunity to showcase your local story and launch a summer pop-up exhibition back at your museum.

Themes

Oliver Cromwell, architect of Parliament’s victory in the English Civil War and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.

Democratic heritage is a broad theme. To help you identify what local stories you may have that are relevant for this project here is a list of some of the themes and topics our online learning resources for schools will cover.            

Magna Carta and the First Barons’ War Simon de Montfort and the origins of Parliament The Peasant’s Revolt Popular revolt under the Tudors (e.g. Wyatt’s rebellion) The Civil Wars Parliament and parties in the C18th Chartism and the Great Reform Acts The abolition of slavery Social and political reform in Victorian times Trade unionism and the emergence of the Labour Party The women’s suffrage campaign Minority rights in the C20th

By exploring these themes, students and museum visitors will learn how and why people’s rights and their relationship with the state has changed; how people have challenged authority, how government has responded and how reform was achieved; and how Parliament and parliamentary democracy has evolved.

“Resources on such topics are greatly needed, especially where a number of schools will have never delivered this topic at GCSE level.” Tim Smith Head Teacher The Magna Carta School Staines-upon-Thames

The House of Commons sitting for the first time following the passing of the Reform Act, 5th February 1833, by George Hayter (1792-1871)

Partnership Royal Holloway is an internationally respected university, the Historical Association, the voice of professional historians and history teachers and AQA, one of the UK’s leading exam boards. Together we offer our heritage sector partners the opportunity to reach and enhance the learning of tens of thousands of young people and reach and support thousands of teachers through our project dedicated website. Set up in 1906 to support the study and enjoyment of history, the Historical Association is an independent charity and ‘the voice of history’ with over 5500 full members, 3000 associate branch members and more than 20000 registered online users. The HA will host the resources on their website, which has over 600,000 unique visitors each year, and promote them via their monthly eshot to over 13,300 secondary school teachers. AQA is an independent education charity and the largest provider of academic qualifications taught in UK schools and colleges. AQA set and mark the papers for around half of all GCSEs and A-levels taken every year and will promote the resources via direct mail to teachers, their website and social media and through webinars and conferences. We are also proud to be supported by the South East Museum Development Programme. Established in 2012 the programme and its Museum Development Officer network has been working with museums across the South East, offering advice, guidance, training and support in raising aspirations and standards.

Timeline 2016

Chartist demonstration at Kennington Common, 1848. The People’s Charter called for universal male suffrage, the secret ballot and annual parliaments.

April – May Expressions of interest sought regarding the project’s opportunities. June – August Further discussions to develop plans and identify potential stories to tell September – December Royal Holloway to submit second stage application to the Heritage Lottery Fund If successful …

2017 January – March Royal Holloway teams to assist museums in developing their stories and producing proposed outputs (micro-docs, podcasts, pop-up exhibition banners and panels) Digital History workshops to be delivered April – June Royal Holloway to work with festival exhibitor museums to prepare their pop-up exhibitions June Festival of History at Royal Holloway

July – December Pop-up exhibitions to be exhibited at partner museums

Emily Davison, an alumna of Royal Holloway, made famous by her fatal act of protest in the cause of women’s suffrage at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

Getting in touch To learn more about the project and how to get involved please contact Dr Matthew Smith at: [email protected]

Our beautiful Founders building, the backdrop to our new festivals of history.

Royal Holloway, University of London Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX www.royalholloway.ac.uk

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