Category: Audio AudioTwo Crowns, One King: Henry V and the Treaty of TroyesWednesday 7 October 2009The Past Masters team join Henry V in the battle for France. Henry fought...AudioDarwin’s voyage: HMS Beagle 1831-1836Wednesday 7 October 2009In 1831, in his twenties and fresh out of university, Charles Darwin set sail...AudioCivilian honours and awardsFriday 2 October 2009The London Gazette is a crucial source for announcements of military and civilian honours...AudioInternmentMonday 21 September 2009On the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, some 70,000 Germans and Austrians...AudioGIs and POWs: Kew in the Second World WarWednesday 16 September 2009Local historian Christopher May reveals the wartime history of The National Archives’ Kew site....AudioThe battle that frightened Churchill: the war in the AtlanticThursday 10 September 2009On 3 September 1939, the passenger liner Athenia was sunk by U30. So began...AudioForgeries in the archivesFriday 28 August 2009Forgery has always been a major problem to archivists and librarians – from the...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... « 1 … 42 43 44 45 46 … 54 »