Category: Social history audio AudioOut of the way of mischiefMonday 5 March 2012From the mid-19th century the Home Office and the Treasury became involved in the...AudioTime travel: a journey through the timetables of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1860-1901Monday 5 March 2012This talk takes a look beyond the day-to-day purpose of railway timetables, to consider...AudioOverseas births, marriages and deaths: records in The National ArchivesMonday 5 March 2012There is no single place to find all the birth, marriage and death records...AudioThe British Red Cross and its archivesMonday 27 February 2012The British Red Cross has long recognised the importance of its history and archive...AudioPrison hulksFriday 24 February 2012In 1776 a new act of parliament was introduced to ‘Authorise for a limited...AudioThe last slave market: Dr John Kirk and the struggle to end the African slave tradeWednesday 15 February 2012In the mid-19th century, the Zanzibar slave market was notorious as the last place...AudioResearching Mr Briggs’ Hat: an account of Britain’s first railway murderFriday 27 January 2012The 1864 murder of Thomas Briggs in his first-class railway carriage is investigated through...AudioHow a chisel, a mule, a shipping container and a cloud contribute to family historyFriday 20 January 2012A thought-provoking journey through thousands of years of development of family history record keeping...AudioHenry III Fine RollsFriday 13 January 2012The fine rolls record sums of money offered to the king in return for...AudioAnxiety, dread and disease: British ports 1834-1870Friday 13 January 2012As Britain’s status as the ‘workshop of the world’ grew, so did the new...AudioSovereign, squire and rebel: Maharajah Duleep Singh and the heirs of a lost kingdomFriday 13 January 2012At the age of five years, Duleep Singh found himself on the golden throne...AudioNew files from 1981Friday 13 January 2012An overview of newly-released government files from 1981 including discussion of the major stories... « 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 19 »