Posts from November 2014 AudioPaddy Ashdown: The Cruel VictoryFriday 28 November 2014Paddy Ashdown discusses his new book, The Cruel Victory, which tells the long-neglected D-Day...AudioThe Chevalier d’Eon: Transgender Diplomat at the Court of George III, 1763-1777Friday 21 November 2014In 1763 peace broke out between France and Britain, ending the Seven Years War....AudioPutting it all together: using archives to discover your community’s involvement in the First World WarTuesday 18 November 2014The names of the First World War dead are there for all to see,...AudioThe civil service in the First World WarFriday 14 November 2014The First World War affected every sector of society, as the nation’s resources were...VideoInventions that didn’t change the world: a history of Victorian curiositiesTuesday 11 November 2014In an era when Britain led the world in technological innovation, a host of...AudioInventions that didn’t change the world: a history of Victorian curiosities – audioThursday 6 November 2014In an era when Britain led the world in technological innovation, a host of...