Posts by The National Archives On the RecordSmugglers, spies & dragon slayersThursday 12 November 2020A British spy named Pearl jumps from a plane under cover of night. A...Video‘A huge pack of witches’: A witch scare in 17th-century LancashireWednesday 11 November 2020In November 1633, a little boy telling tall tales about witches in his local...VideoMaking a mark: The early Black Press, 1817-1948Tuesday 10 November 2020Periodicals have been produced by and for Black people in Britain for more than...AudioTrevor Barnes and Dead DoublesFriday 30 October 2020Trevor Barnes is the author of a new study of one of the Cold...On the RecordCivil rights & Public healthThursday 29 October 2020In 1921, W E B Du Bois (the African American thinker and NAACP co-founder)...On the RecordOn the Record at The National Archives: Heroic deeds (trailer)Thursday 22 October 2020In our latest three-part podcast series we’ll be exploring stories in our collection with...AudioNancy Astor: First steps towards a better balanced worldTuesday 13 October 2020Opening up the electorate in 1918 to some women voters naturally triggered a conversation...VideoAudacious Raids: Operations Grouse, Freshman, Swallow and Gunnerside Friday 2 October 2020Operations Grouse, Freshman, Swallow and Gunnerside were carried out by the Special Operations Executive...AudioDermot Turing and The Codebreakers of Bletchley ParkWednesday 30 September 2020In this ‘Meet the Author’ event (recorded over Zoom), Dermot Turing discusses his latest...VideoWhat’s Online: Out in the City: Queer Club Culture in London, 1918-1967Tuesday 29 September 2020‘London’s greatest bohemian rendezvous said to be the most unconventional spot in town.’ Despite...VideoTop level tips: First World War army recordsTuesday 29 September 2020Do you have an ancestor who served in the Army during the First World...On the RecordUntold Battle of BritainTuesday 15 September 2020‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many... « 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 27 »