Category: Audio AudioScience and sustainability in cultural heritage: building a resilient future for The National ArchivesFriday 16 September 2011This talk examines the big questions facing our cultural heritage institutions at a time...AudioThe Berlin Wall 1961: the construction 50 years onFriday 9 September 2011This talk covers the circumstances which brought about the construction of the wall, what...AudioSecurity Service file release August 2011Thursday 8 September 2011Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 27th Security Service records release containing 171 files, bringing...AudioRailways and the mobilisation for war in 1914Thursday 8 September 2011The historian AJP Taylor, considering the events of 1914, once argued: ‘The First World...AudioGalaxy Zoo and old weather: exploring the potential of citizen scienceFriday 12 August 2011A team at Oxford University has launched a range of ‘citizen science’ projects, all...AudioThe Land Tax 1692-1963Monday 1 August 2011The Land Tax was created in 1692 and was voted annually by Parliament until...AudioNineteenth century soldiers: getting the most from online resourcesMonday 25 July 2011This talk aims to explain the intricacies of soldiers’ service records online, in record...AudioThe battle of Towton – a 550-year retrospectiveFriday 15 July 2011This talk introduces the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses, described as...Audio1611-2011: The 400th anniversary of the King James BibleFriday 1 July 2011Pauline Croft examines the context of the translation of the King James Bible and...AudioThe last thing we need is a sequel: postwar cinema at The National ArchivesFriday 24 June 2011The National Archives’ exploration of the British government’s uneasy relationship with the film industry...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... « 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 54 »