All posts 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...AudioHow a chisel, a mule, a shipping container and a cloud contribute to family historyFriday 20 January 2012A thought-provoking journey through thousands of years of development of family history record keeping...AudioHenry III Fine RollsFriday 13 January 2012The fine rolls record sums of money offered to the king in return for...AudioAnxiety, dread and disease: British ports 1834-1870Friday 13 January 2012As Britain’s status as the ‘workshop of the world’ grew, so did the new...AudioSovereign, squire and rebel: Maharajah Duleep Singh and the heirs of a lost kingdomFriday 13 January 2012At the age of five years, Duleep Singh found himself on the golden throne...AudioNew files from 1981Friday 13 January 2012An overview of newly-released government files from 1981 including discussion of the major stories...AudioPreparing the 1911 census for digitisationFriday 13 January 2012The National Archives held a one day conference at Kew on Saturday 1 October...AudioWhen a woman is not a woman: how the Ministry of Pensions constructed gender in the 1950sFriday 13 January 2012During the 1950s, the Ministry of Pensions was suddenly faced with a substantial number...VideoNew Zealanders IllustratedSunday 8 January 2012One of the gems of the CO 1069 collection is a publication by the...AudioUntold histories: black Britons during the period of the British slave trade, c1660-1807Monday 12 December 2011What was life like for the ‘average’ black person in England before the 20th... « 1 … 49 50 51 52 53 … 90 »