Category: Political history audio Archives and archivistsArchaeology and espionage: The secret political life of Professor Vere Gordon ChildeThursday 30 June 2016Dr Katie Meheux, UCL Institute of Archaeology, discusses Professor Vere Gordon Childe (1892-1957). Childe...AudioStalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy BurgessThursday 2 June 2016Guy Burgess was a brilliant young Englishman who rose through the ranks of MI5...FeaturedMagna Carta – what’s so ‘great’ about the charter?Wednesday 30 December 2015We apologise for the variable sound quality of this podcast. 2015 is the 800th anniversary...AudioSecurity Service file release October 2015: DiscussionFriday 23 October 2015Stephen Twigge head of modern collections at The National Archives in conversation with Professor...AudioSecurity Service file release February 2014Friday 28 February 2014Professor Christopher Andrew, formerly official historian of MI5 and author of ‘The Defence of...AudioAn introduction to the eighth tranche of colonial administration records released at The National ArchivesFriday 29 November 2013Diplomatic and Colonial Records Specialist David Gilfoyle introduces the eighth and final tranche of...AudioThe Treaty of UtrechtFriday 22 November 2013The Treaty of Utrecht, agreed in the spring of 1713, brought an end to...AudioCoronationsTuesday 19 November 2013References in the public records to coronations date back to the late 12th century...AudioThe Battle of FloddenFriday 25 October 2013500 years ago, English and Scottish armies fought a massive battle near Flodden on...AudioAn introduction to the seventh tranche of colonial administration records released at The National ArchivesFriday 27 September 2013The National Archives is working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to transfer...AudioWriter of the month: Writing a history of one’s own timesTuesday 6 August 2013Peter Hennessy is Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of...AudioCars and democracy: British trusteeship of Volkswagen 1945 to 1949Friday 2 August 2013This talk gives an overview of British policy and the decisions relating to the... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 »