A History of the World in 100 Objects is a History Documentary programme.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: Suffragette-Defaced Penny

Series 1, episode 95

Neil MacGregor explores the rise of mass political engagement in Britain and the emergence of the suffragettes by examining a penny coin from 1903, on which the image of Edward VII has been defaced with the words `Votes for women". With contributions by lawyer Helena Kennedy and artist Felicity Powell