Category: political history Audio‘Things as are all Forms, & Ceremonys’: Ritual and authority in the reign of Queen AnneThursday 4 September 2014Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, impatient with courtly ritual, gave Queen Anne grudging praise for...AudioWar and Peace conference: Closing remarks: the First World War and intelligenceFriday 15 August 2014Closing remarks by Gill Bennett, former Chief Historian, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1995-2005. This...AudioPeacetime diplomacy and the New European OrderFriday 1 August 2014Professor Alan Sharp, of the University of Ulster, examines diplomacy after the Paris Peace...AudioThe road to war: The prelude to warFriday 1 August 2014Dr Stephen Twigge, of The National Archives, outlines the political landscape preceding the First...AudioLines in the sandFriday 1 August 2014Dr Juliette Desplat, of The National Archives, gives an overview of the consequences of...AudioWartime diplomacy: Getting global: American involvementFriday 1 August 2014Dr Richard Dunley, of The National Archives, discusses American involvement in the First World...AudioWartime diplomacy: The role of the EmpireFriday 1 August 2014Dr Bryan Glass, of Texas State University, examines the role of the Empire during...AudioKeeping it in the familyFriday 18 July 2014In a period where politics could not be separated from dynasty and the personal...AudioSpecial Operations Executive (SOE) service – some alternative sourcesFriday 4 July 2014Have you been unsuccessful in searching for a personal file for someone in SOE...AudioReluctant regicides? The trial of Charles I revisitedFriday 30 May 2014Dr Andrew Hopper investigates the recent controversy among historians about the nature of the trial...AudioOperation Unthinkable: Churchill’s plan for World War ThreeMonday 28 April 2014Churchill’s top secret plan to attack the Soviet Empire was scheduled for 1 July...AudioSpies like us: The secret life of Ernest OldhamFriday 14 March 2014The security service files held at The National Archives in series KV 2 reveal... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 11 »