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From this page you can explore the North Pennines Virtual Museum in several different ways: |
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Prehistoric Objects
(Objects from the Mesolithic 10,000 - 4,000 BC, Neolithic 4,000 - 2300 BC, Bronze Age 2,300 - 700 BC, and the Iron Age 700 BC - 43 AD)
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Roman Objects
(Objects from the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, to the emergence of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms in the Dark-Ages around 450 AD)
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Medieval Objects
(Objects from the Early Medieval period 450 AD - 1066 AD; the Norman Conquest of 1066 AD; through the Tudor period to the Union of the Crowns in 1603)
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Post-Medieval Objects
(Objects from the Union of the Crowns in 1603, through the Napolionic Wars in Europe, to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901)
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Modern Objects
(Objects from the death of Queen Victoria and the subsequent coronation of Edward VII in 1901, through both World Wars, to the present day)
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Cultural Objects
(Objects related to the unique regional culture and identity of the North Pennines and its people)
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Industrial Objects
(Objects related to the extraordinary industrial heritage of the North Pennines, such as mining and engineering)
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Military Objects
(Objects relating to military history in the North Pennines, highlighting how the region coped in times of war)
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Political Objects
(From the medieval feudal system and the immense ecclesiastical power of the Prince Bishops, to 20th century democracy and miners' strikes)
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Religious/Ritual Objects
(Objects relating to the varied spiritual beliefs of the North Pennines through the ages; from Bronze Age hoards and Roman altars to churches and Wesleyana)
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Social Objects
(Objects related to everyday life in the North Pennines, social and domestic, that illustrate the story of the people)
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