All posts On the RecordSacrifices for loveThursday 21 May 2020 In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated the throne of England to be with the woman he loved. It’s widely considered to be one of the greatest love stories of the 2...VideoWhat’s On-Line: Margaret Thatcher in 10 documentsThursday 14 May 2020A look at the forthright personality and style of Margaret Thatcher during her premiership, as revealed in 10 documents from the Prime Minister’s Office. The...VideoWhat’s On-Line: Top level tips – using DiscoveryThursday 14 May 2020Join us online to learn our top tips for using Discovery, our catalogue. Within half an hour you will come away with all of the tools needed to make the most of...On the RecordLove dividedThursday 7 May 2020In 1588, Queen Elizabeth received a letter from her friend the Earl of Leicester just a few days before he died. She kept the letter by her bed for the next 15...VideoWhat’s On-Line: Using migration recordsFriday 1 May 2020Using examples of records and case studies relating to both immigrants and emigrants held in our collection, this talk explains how to search for and interpret...On the RecordDisappointed and forbidden loveThursday 23 April 2020A lovestruck medieval clerk writing out romantic lyrics as he daydreams. A gay man in the 1930s who tears up a letter to his lover to hide it from the police. T...On the RecordOn the Record at The National Archives series three: Love (a trailer)Monday 20 April 2020In our latest mini-series we’re re-reading famous love letters preserved in our archives, and reading between the lines of less obviously romantic records to...AudioIntroduction to immigration recordsWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Roger Kershaw about records relating to people that came to England and Wales from other countries to live and work....AudioIntroduction to willsWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Nigel Taylor about wills – the document used for centuries to control what happens to property when somebody dies....AudioIntroduction to birth, marriages and death registers in England and WalesWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Keith Mitchell about civil registration – the system for recording births, marriages and deaths in the UK....AudioIntroduction to the censusWednesday 1 April 2020The census documents information about the population taken every ten years. How and when did the system start? Where can you find the records? What can you see...AudioIntroduction to Discovery – The National Archives catalogueWednesday 1 April 2020Matt Norman talks to Chrissy Peters about Discovery – the online catalogue for The National Archives and 2500 other archives.... 1 2 3 … 83 »
