All posts AudioSuing and being sued – finding people in legal disputesFriday 17 June 2011This talk covers the period from the mid-17th century to the present day and...AudioThe Metropolitan Police: an introduction to records of service 1829-1958Friday 10 June 2011Chris Heather provides a basic outline of the surviving records of service for Metropolitan...AudioBehind the scenes: two centuries of census-takingFriday 3 June 2011The census has been described as a ‘snapshot in time’, recording the nation as...AudioModelling for decision-making: simulating the building environmentFriday 27 May 2011This talk summarises the outcomes of the Building Environment Simulation (BES) project and discusses...AudioRevolting to humanity: histories of mental healthFriday 20 May 2011The 19th century ushered in a new way of seeing mental health. For the...AudioInheritance in Scotland – testaments and retoursFriday 13 May 2011Scottish testaments, loosely called ‘wills’, can be disappointing for genealogists because they often contain...AudioThe Second World War and Roche’s expansion to the West: a Swiss pharmaceutical company in the United KingdomMonday 9 May 2011Roche was founded in 1896 as one of the very first industrial companies solely...AudioFrom crime to punishment: criminal records of our ancestors from the 18th and 19th centuriesThursday 21 April 2011The second half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries...VideoLiving the Poor Life – Paul Carter talks about some stories from the filesSaturday 16 April 2011Paul Carter, The National Archives’ principal modern domestic record’s specialist, talks about some of...VideoSession for Schools: Help Equiano End SlaverySaturday 16 April 201118th century writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano (George Eggay) invites students and teachers to...VideoSessions for Schools: The case for the TradeSaturday 16 April 2011An 18th century slave trader (played by actor Andrew Ashmore) puts the case against...AudioThe Festival of BritainWednesday 13 April 2011The Festival of Britain opened on 3 May 1951. It was a summer-long, nationwide... « 1 … 53 54 55 56 57 … 91 »