Posts by The National Archives AudioA bag of secretsFriday 21 April 2006Dr Tracey Sowerby of Pembroke College, Oxford, introduces listeners to the records of Tudor...VideoThe Great War: Comes the order to fix bayonetsSaturday 11 March 2006Henry opens by explaining how the soldiers often worried about being killed or injured....VideoThe Great War: Like a great sea rollingSaturday 11 March 2006Henry talks about how his unit’s attack had been stopped and his mates decimated....VideoThe Great War: The longer the letter the betterWednesday 8 March 2006Henry explains how important letters were. The post is good on the whole. He...VideoThe Great War: Try and get yourself a bit of kipWednesday 8 March 2006Soldiering is described as being a bit boring! Henry explains how a lot of...VideoThe Great War: Some of ‘em are as big as kittensWednesday 8 March 2006In this clip Henry starts off describing rats and the soldiers’ hatred of them....VideoThe Great War: A ‘fella’ can drownWednesday 8 March 2006Henry describes how trenches are often wet and muddy or even flooded. He describes...VideoWhy did people go to war in 1642? Scottish Covenanter: Margaret GeddesWednesday 25 January 2006Short film describing the attitude of a Scottish Covenanter to causes of the English...VideoWhy did people go to war in 1642? King Charles IWednesday 25 January 2006Short film describing the attitude of King Charles I to causes of the English...VideoWhy did people go to war in 1642? Irishman: Thomas MurrayWednesday 25 January 2006Short film describing the attitude of an Irish Catholic to causes of the English...VideoWhy did people go to war in 1642? Puritan: Adam WrightWednesday 25 January 2006Short film describing the attitude of a Puritan to causes of the English Civil...VideoWhy did people go to war in 1642? Bishop: Richard HydeWednesday 25 January 2006Short film describing the attitude of an Anglican Bishop to causes of the English... « 1 … 23 24 25 26 27 »