All posts 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...AudioWebinar: An introduction to medieval and early modern sources for family historiansFriday 29 August 2014Medieval and early modern records can be very informative, although they are often harder...AudioWebinar: Army musters – more than just accountsFriday 29 August 2014This webinar looks at how the army accounted for the money it spent on...AudioDid she kill him? Addiction, adultery and arsenic in Victorian BritainFriday 22 August 2014Florence Chandler was in her early 20s when she married much older James Maybrick,... « 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 … 90 »