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  1. Age of Ambition

    7/7A look at how the 20th century saw Britons upturning class hierarchies.

  2. Age of Empire

    6/7The story of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900, revealed through its art and treasures.

  3. Age of Money

    5/7The 18th century saw a golden age in painting, with Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough.

  4. Age of Revolution

    4/7In the 17th century British people learned to question everything, resulting in civil war.

  5. Age of Power

    3/7Spanning from Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to Shakespeare's Henry VIII 100 years later.

  6. Age of Worship

    2/7Britain's art from the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 to the death of Richard II in 1400.

  7. Age of Conquest

    1/7Britain's story through art and treasure, from the Roman invasion to the Norman Conquest.