All posts On the RecordGovernment goes to the moviesThursday 19 August 2021In the 1940s, the British government discovered the power of film to inform, promote,...On the RecordDigitally reconstructing Ireland’s lost archiveThursday 24 June 2021On 30 June 1922 the Public Record Office of Ireland was destroyed by fire...VideoCounting the peopleThursday 17 June 2021Discover the epic and illuminating 900-year-old origins of the census in Britain in this...VideoJ B Priestley: A Soldier’s CauseMonday 14 June 2021J B Priestley was an author, playwright, broadcaster and social commentator. Best known for...VideoPathé: Records Office 1968Wednesday 2 June 2021The National Archives education team’s film of the month highlights a Pathé film relating...VideoAphra Behn: Memoirs of a Shee SpyMonday 10 May 2021Best-known as the first professional female writer in England, Aphra Behn was a trailblazing...On the RecordTrials: Evidence of the pastThursday 6 May 2021In the final episode of this series on our most intriguing and significant trial...VideoMeet the Author: Alison Weir – Katheryn Howard, The Tainted QueenFriday 30 April 2021In this talk, Alison Weir discusses the fifth novel in her Six Tudor Queens...On the RecordTrials: Murder on the high seas and trial by juryThursday 22 April 2021In the second episode in our mini-series on trial records, we look at the...On the RecordTrials: Ordeal and combatThursday 8 April 2021In the first instalment of a three-part series on our trial records, we’re examining...On the RecordOn the Record: Trials (trailer)Tuesday 6 April 2021In our latest three-part podcast series, we are exploring stories from our collection which...On the RecordPublic Health Crises – Exploring Britain’s Medical HistoryThursday 18 February 2021Over the last 600 years, Britain has faced its fair share of public health... 1 2 3 … 87 »
