All posts AudioChallenges facing The National Archives – Part 1Friday 14 January 2011Podcast of an interview which took place on Monday 29 November 2010. Dr Andrew...AudioNew files from 1980Thursday 30 December 2010An introduction to newly released files from 1980, covering subjects such as economic policy,...AudioNaval medical officers’ journals and the history of medicineFriday 17 December 2010The naval medical officers’ journals of ADM 101 provide a coherent view of the...AudioMadame Rachel of Bond StreetFriday 10 December 2010Author Helen Rappaport discusses the subject of her newest book, Beautiful For Ever: Madame...AudioThe Cabinet Papers 1915-1979Friday 3 December 2010Mark Dunton, The National Archives’ contemporary records specialist, explains how anyone with an interest...AudioHidden Women: uncovering the veil of silence during the partition of Punjab, India 1947Monday 29 November 2010Dr Pippa Virdee of De Montfort University uncovers the hidden voices of Muslim women...AudioRoyal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers’ service documentsMonday 15 November 2010Military records specialist William Spencer talks about WO 97, one of The National Archives’...AudioForgotten tragedy: The loss of HMT LancastriaFriday 5 November 2010On 17 June 1940, HMT Lancastria was sunk by a German bomber while evacuating...AudioCredit crunch histories: records of bankrupts in The National ArchivesFriday 22 October 2010Bankruptcy proceedings have been taking place in England and Wales for over 400 years....AudioFreedom fighters: sources for black loyalists at The National ArchivesFriday 15 October 2010Abi Husainy reveals the African American contribution to the American revolution, using documents and...AudioA history of the Public Record OfficeFriday 8 October 2010Vanessa Carr takes us through a brief history of the Public Record Office, looking...AudioCharles Dickens, Warren’s Blacking and the Chancery CourtFriday 1 October 2010At the age of 12, the delicate and genteelly brought up Charles Dickens was... « 1 … 55 56 57 58 59 … 90 »