Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 14:00
To mark this year’s Explore Your Archive Campaign, which runs from Thursday 21st to Saturday 30th November, Special Collections & Archives present an on-line exhibition ‘Antiquities, Adventures & Aristocracy’, exploring the extraordinary life and travels of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo. This exhibition, based on the fascinating documents (155 in total) that make up the Marquess of Sligo Archive, addresses the Marquess’s family history, Grand Tour on the Mediterranean, imprisonment at Newgate, and his role as Governor and Vice-Admiral of Jamaica.
The exhibtion is available to view here.
To consult the Marquess of Sligo archive please contact Special Collections & Archives at [email protected]