Category: Social history audio AudioPreparing the 1911 census for digitisationFriday 13 January 2012The National Archives held a one day conference at Kew on Saturday 1 October...AudioWhen a woman is not a woman: how the Ministry of Pensions constructed gender in the 1950sFriday 13 January 2012During the 1950s, the Ministry of Pensions was suddenly faced with a substantial number...AudioUntold histories: black Britons during the period of the British slave trade, c1660-1807Monday 12 December 2011What was life like for the ‘average’ black person in England before the 20th...Audio‘A low artful wicked man’: poverty riots and bread, the response of government to the crises of the 1790sFriday 25 November 2011The 1790s was a watershed decade in British history with the continuation of population...AudioExploding the mysteries of the Bomb CensusFriday 4 November 2011Was your family or local area affected by air raids during the Second World...Audio20th century Treasury recordsFriday 21 October 2011Some researchers might feel apprehensive about the prospect of investigating 20th century Treasury records,...AudioNo place for ladies: the untold story of women in the Crimean WarFriday 21 October 2011Florence Nightingale was not the only woman in the Crimea – a misnomer in...AudioTextile designs 1842-1964: exploring the Board of Trade Representations and RegistersFriday 7 October 2011In 1839 the Board of Trade established a scheme for proprietors of original designs...AudioThe Berlin Wall 1961: the construction 50 years onFriday 9 September 2011This talk covers the circumstances which brought about the construction of the wall, what...AudioGalaxy Zoo and old weather: exploring the potential of citizen scienceFriday 12 August 2011A team at Oxford University has launched a range of ‘citizen science’ projects, all...Military historyMorale, morality and the Liverpool BlitzFriday 5 August 2011This talk uses documents from The National Archives and elsewhere to reveal the steps...AudioThe Land Tax 1692-1963Monday 1 August 2011The Land Tax was created in 1692 and was voted annually by Parliament until... « 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 19 »