Talks & Workshops
Library & Archives In Focus: Satirical Cartoons (Free Drop-In Session)
A look at 18th and 19th century satirical cartoons and posters that stirred debate, lampooning bishops, army officers and local politicians. Includes newly rediscovered cartoons of Napoleon and John Bull. For history fans and satire lovers.
Key information
- When
- Wednesday, 20 January 2027 at 1pm
- Where
- Exeter Cathedral1 The Cloisters, EX1 1HSMore at this venueMap
- Price
- Free
- Booking
- No booking needed
About this event
Enjoy a free, relaxed look at 18th and 19th century satirical cartoons that stirred debate in their time.
The exhibition features political posters, local election broadsides, and printed frontispieces lampooning personalities like bishops, army officers, and Exeter politicians. This is a chance to see newly rediscovered early 19th-century cartoons of Napoleon and John Bull for the first time.
This is a free drop-in session; no booking is required