Category: political history AudioThe Keeper’s Gallery Talk 2014: The UK’s entry to the European Economic CommunityFriday 7 March 2014James Cronan, Diplomatic and Colonial Records Specialist at The National Archives, outlines the events...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...AudioNew files from 1983Thursday 1 August 2013Contemporary records specialists Mark Dunton and Simon Demissie discuss highlights from the latest batch...AudioThe Church and the propaganda of political reform in 13th century EnglandThursday 25 July 2013In the 13th century, the English episcopate took a leading role in overseeing the...AudioThe subversion of Cheddi Jagan: the Cold War in British Guiana, 1953-64Friday 7 June 2013The talk explores the role of ethnic (Indian, African, Portuguese), ideological and religious factors... « 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 11 »