Category: political 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...VideoWebinar: Riots and rebellions, murders and militiasThursday 15 March 2018Exploring 19th century Home Office records. The National Archives holds 539series of Home Office...VideoWebinar: Henry VIII – Dynasty and power in Tudor EnglandTuesday 8 November 2016This webinar was delivered on 22 September 2016 by Dr Sean Cunningham. Sean is...AudioSecurity Service file release September 2016Wednesday 28 September 2016Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioBig Data and the gendering of Parliamentary languageFriday 22 July 2016Luke Blaxill discusses the ways in which Big Data techniques can introduce quantification into...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...Archives and archivistsMateriality matters: new approaches to medieval wax seal studiesMonday 7 March 2016Wax seals have been widely studied in terms of how they look, what they...AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: IntroductionFriday 23 October 2015Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioSecurity Service file release August 2015Friday 21 August 2015Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioArts and Inspiration Day at The National Archives 2014: PropagandaFriday 5 June 2015Simon Demissie looks at Propaganda through the records held at The National Archives, including... 1 2 3 … 11 »