Category: Military history AudioWest Africa and the First World WarMonday 18 June 2018The First World War had a great impact on West Africa, as Britain ordered...AudioSuffrage 100: Did militancy help or hinder the fight for the franchise?Friday 27 April 2018By 1912, militancy associated with the Suffragette movement hit its peak, with regular arson...AudioBombs, bulls and civilian braveryTuesday 4 July 2017In this podcast The National Archives’ Principal Military Specialist reveals some of his favourite stories about...AudioFrom the Somme to ArrasTuesday 18 April 2017Andrew Lock discusses the progress made by the British Expeditionary Forces between the battles...AudioProsthetics and the First World WarThursday 19 January 2017The first episode of a Q&A series in which we talk to researchers about...AudioThe life and death of King JohnTuesday 29 November 2016King John’s acts of misgovernment prompted his barons to demand reform, setting the kingdom...AudioDefeating the ZeppelinsThursday 24 November 2016For almost two years during the First World War, German airships roamed over the...AudioThe Battle of AgincourtWednesday 16 November 2016In 1415, King Henry V led an army to victory on the field of...VideoSomme TalesTuesday 8 November 2016Funded by the Friends of The National Archives, Somme Tales is a creative project...VideoChanging the Landscape: In conversation with Sarah KoganFriday 1 July 2016Artist and curator Sarah Kogan in conversation with our Records Knowledge Manager Kate Wheeler,...VideoPacifists besieged in a London church, First World WarThursday 30 June 2016This footage shows a meeting of pacifists in a London church, which is interrupted...AudioStalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy BurgessThursday 2 June 2016Guy Burgess was a brilliant young Englishman who rose through the ranks of MI5... 1 2 3 … 19 »