All posts 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...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... « 1 … 49 50 51 52 53 … 91 »