All posts AudioWriter of the month: My history – Antonia FraserFriday 20 February 2015Antonia Fraser’s memoir describes growing up in the 1930s and 1940s but its real...AudioThe huns have got my gramophone: advertisements from the Great WarFriday 13 February 2015In the nineteenth century, Britain led the world in the production of illustrated books...VideoWebinar: Using Discovery, The National Archives’ online catalogueWednesday 4 February 2015Discovery is the key to The National Archives’ holdings – both digitised and original...AudioLines on the map: records of international boundariesFriday 30 January 2015The National Archives holds one of the largest and most important accumulations of maps...AudioWriter of the month: The Spanish ambassador’s suitcaseFriday 23 January 2015Matthew Parris and Andrew Bryson discuss their new book, The Spanish ambassador’s suitcase. Matthew...AudioBlack Poppies: Britain’s black community and the Great WarThursday 22 January 2015Stephen Bourne talks about his latest book, Black Poppies, published by The History Press...AudioBig Ideas: The shape of timeFriday 9 January 2015Visualisation is widely believed to bring many benefits, assisting us in making sense of...AudioNewly released files from 1985 and 1986Tuesday 30 December 2014Contemporary records specialists Mark Dunton and Simon Demissie discuss the latest batch of government...AudioA game for Christmas: Football on the Western Front, December 1914?Tuesday 23 December 2014Any mention of football and the First World War will evoke the Christmas Truce...AudioWriter of the month: Tracy Borman on Thomas CromwellThursday 18 December 2014Dr Tracy Borman, author, historian and broadcaster, discusses her biography of Thomas Cromwell. The National...AudioBig Ideas: The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Cultural Value ProjectFriday 12 December 2014The Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Cultural Value Project was set up late in...AudioWriter of the month: Stories from behind the Berlin WallFriday 5 December 2014Hester Vaizey discusses her latest book, Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow... « 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 91 »