All posts AudioTextile designs 1842-1964: exploring the Board of Trade Representations and RegistersFriday 7 October 2011In 1839 the Board of Trade established a scheme for proprietors of original designs...AudioScience and sustainability in cultural heritage: building a resilient future for The National ArchivesFriday 16 September 2011This talk examines the big questions facing our cultural heritage institutions at a time...AudioThe Berlin Wall 1961: the construction 50 years onFriday 9 September 2011This talk covers the circumstances which brought about the construction of the wall, what...AudioSecurity Service file release August 2011Thursday 8 September 2011Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 27th Security Service records release containing 171 files, bringing...AudioRailways and the mobilisation for war in 1914Thursday 8 September 2011The historian AJP Taylor, considering the events of 1914, once argued: ‘The First World...VideoUFO file release August 2011Monday 29 August 2011Highlights from the eighth release of files from the Ministry of Defence....AudioGalaxy Zoo and old weather: exploring the potential of citizen scienceFriday 12 August 2011A team at Oxford University has launched a range of ‘citizen science’ projects, all...Military historyMorale, morality and the Liverpool BlitzFriday 5 August 2011This talk uses documents from The National Archives and elsewhere to reveal the steps...AudioThe Land Tax 1692-1963Monday 1 August 2011The Land Tax was created in 1692 and was voted annually by Parliament until...AudioNineteenth century soldiers: getting the most from online resourcesMonday 25 July 2011This talk aims to explain the intricacies of soldiers’ service records online, in record...AudioThe battle of Towton – a 550-year retrospectiveFriday 15 July 2011This talk introduces the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses, described as...Audio1611-2011: The 400th anniversary of the King James BibleFriday 1 July 2011Pauline Croft examines the context of the translation of the King James Bible and... « 1 … 51 52 53 54 55 … 90 »