All posts AudioThe final balance: researching families and wealth in the 19th century using the death duty recordsTuesday 18 August 2009This presentation explores how The National Archives’ collection of death duty records can be...AudioUpstairs and downstairs in the royal householdFriday 7 August 2009An introduction to the administration of the Royal Household from the restoration of Charles...AudioDr Williams’ Library: an early birth registryFriday 31 July 2009Dr Williams’ Library in London is an essential resource for people who are researching...AudioSummer of ’69Friday 17 July 2009A look back at the year in which Neil Armstrong took his ‘giant leap...AudioRoyal Naval medals: an introductionFriday 10 July 2009This talk discusses the Royal Naval medal rolls held by The National Archives in...AudioGenius on trial: key sources relating to Oscar Wilde at The National ArchivesFriday 3 July 2009The arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Oscar Wilde was one of the most sensational...AudioResearching the British Empire and CommonwealthFriday 26 June 2009The British Empire existed for four centuries and, at its height, governed one quarter...AudioBurial clubs – the unfriendly societiesThursday 11 June 2009Friendly Societies were popular in the 19th Century, and were regulated by law. Audrey...AudioTitanic Lives: The Crew of RMS TitanicFriday 5 June 2009Much has been written about RMS Titanic, but this has tended to concentrate on...AudioCharles Darwin and the BeagleFriday 29 May 2009An investigation into the real reasons behind the celebrated voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-1836)...AudioPrison: five hundred years behind barsFriday 22 May 2009Edward Marston looks at the changing nature of imprisonment over the centuries and the...AudioThe Great Escape: you’ve seen the film, now hear the truthFriday 15 May 2009During the night of 24 March 1944, 76 airmen escaped from the Prisoner of... « 1 … 62 63 64 65 66 … 91 »