All posts 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...Audio1974: forty years onFriday 31 October 2014Mark Dunton looks back at UK National events in 1974 in this illustrated podcast....AudioWriter of the month: Philippa GregoryFriday 24 October 2014Philippa Gregory in conversation with Caroline Kimbell, discussing how she uses original records and...AudioSecurity Service file release October 2014Friday 24 October 2014Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioMaps: their untold storiesFriday 17 October 2014Drawn from seven centuries of maps of places around the globe held in The...AudioBig Ideas: Understanding patterns of behaviour for users of public recordsFriday 10 October 2014When Google launched in 1998, a prime ingredient in their not-so-secret sauce was the...Archives and archivistsFrom British bobby to Hong Kong copperFriday 3 October 2014This year marks the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Police....Audio‘A World of Their Design’: The men who shaped Tudor diplomacyMonday 15 September 2014In a time of shifting politics and world changing events, three men would emerge...Audio‘Things as are all Forms, & Ceremonys’: Ritual and authority in the reign of Queen AnneThursday 4 September 2014Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, impatient with courtly ritual, gave Queen Anne grudging praise for...AudioWebinar: Why did people fear the Victorian workhouse?Wednesday 3 September 2014The workhouse was a major feature in the lives of the poor, whether or...AudioWebinar: Tracing British battalions or regiments during the First World WarMonday 1 September 2014Unit war diaries, trench maps and photographs are just some of the sources held...AudioWebinar: An introduction to emigration sources for family historiansMonday 1 September 2014This webinar looks at passenger lists and other records for the popular destinations for... « 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 … 90 »