Category: Audio AudioBehind the scenes: two centuries of census-takingFriday 3 June 2011The census has been described as a ‘snapshot in time’, recording the nation as...AudioModelling for decision-making: simulating the building environmentFriday 27 May 2011This talk summarises the outcomes of the Building Environment Simulation (BES) project and discusses...AudioRevolting to humanity: histories of mental healthFriday 20 May 2011The 19th century ushered in a new way of seeing mental health. For the...AudioInheritance in Scotland – testaments and retoursFriday 13 May 2011Scottish testaments, loosely called ‘wills’, can be disappointing for genealogists because they often contain...AudioThe Second World War and Roche’s expansion to the West: a Swiss pharmaceutical company in the United KingdomMonday 9 May 2011Roche was founded in 1896 as one of the very first industrial companies solely...AudioFrom crime to punishment: criminal records of our ancestors from the 18th and 19th centuriesThursday 21 April 2011The second half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries...AudioThe Festival of BritainWednesday 13 April 2011The Festival of Britain opened on 3 May 1951. It was a summer-long, nationwide...AudioEscape and evasion in Occupied EuropeFriday 8 April 2011Most of the British servicemen taken prisoner by the Axis powers during the Second...AudioSecurity Service file release April 2011Monday 4 April 2011Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 26th Security Service records release, which contains 180 files,...AudioHeralds and heraldry at The National ArchivesFriday 25 March 2011The National Archives holds possibly the greatest collection of untapped source material for heralds...AudioSources for agricultural labourersFriday 11 March 2011Its all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that agricultural labourers...AudioIn the High Court of JusticeFriday 4 March 2011‘In the High Court of Justice’ examines the records of the Chancery Division of... « 1 … 35 36 37 38 39 … 54 »