All posts AudioOverseas births, marriages and deaths: records in The National ArchivesMonday 5 March 2012There is no single place to find all the birth, marriage and death records...AudioTithe tales: what the Tithe Survey records tell us about early Victorian place and societyFriday 2 March 2012The maps and textual records of this vast tax survey date from around 1840,...AudioThe British Red Cross and its archivesMonday 27 February 2012The British Red Cross has long recognised the importance of its history and archive...AudioPrison hulksFriday 24 February 2012In 1776 a new act of parliament was introduced to ‘Authorise for a limited...AudioNecessity, the mother of invention: Britain’s response to the demands of total war 1939-1945Monday 20 February 2012This talk is about British invention and innovation during the Second World War –...AudioHenry VIII: Dynasty and power in Tudor EnglandFriday 17 February 2012Henry VIII is one of the best-known monarchs in history. By the time Henry...AudioSecurity Service file release February 2012Friday 17 February 2012Professor Christopher Andrew, official historian of MI5, introduces highlights from the 28th Security Service...AudioThe last slave market: Dr John Kirk and the struggle to end the African slave tradeWednesday 15 February 2012In the mid-19th century, the Zanzibar slave market was notorious as the last place...VideoWhat is it you love about archives?Tuesday 14 February 2012As part of #loveheritage day on Twitter we asked a handful of colleagues why...AudioChallenges facing The National Archives and the archives sector – Part 2Tuesday 7 February 2012Podcast of a second interview between Dr Andrew Foster from the Historical Association and...AudioNineteenth century merchant seafarers and their recordsWednesday 1 February 2012Specialist knowledge of merchant seafaring is a boon when identifying men and women and...AudioResearching Mr Briggs’ Hat: an account of Britain’s first railway murderFriday 27 January 2012The 1864 murder of Thomas Briggs in his first-class railway carriage is investigated through... « 1 … 48 49 50 51 52 … 90 »