Category: Social history audio AudioEducation in 1911Friday 4 December 2009What was education like for the majority of children in 1911, the year when...AudioRailway disasters: an introductionFriday 13 November 2009This talk looks at some of the most famous railway accidents and disasters of...AudioRoll up, roll up: the evolution of the circus 10-in-1 showFriday 30 October 2009Circus sideshows have fascinated people for centuries. From the bearded lady to PT Barnum,...AudioApprenticeship records for family historiansFriday 23 October 2009In this talk, Mark Pearsall, The National Archives’ family history specialist, focuses on the...AudioThe Truth is in Here: UFOs at The National ArchivesThursday 8 October 2009From ghost rockets in Scandinavia to mysterious spheres tracked over Eritrea, the Past Masters...AudioHow to win a duelThursday 8 October 2009A fight, possibly to the death, over a matter of honour this month. No,...AudioDarwin’s voyage: HMS Beagle 1831-1836Wednesday 7 October 2009In 1831, in his twenties and fresh out of university, Charles Darwin set sail...AudioCivilian honours and awardsFriday 2 October 2009The London Gazette is a crucial source for announcements of military and civilian honours...AudioGIs and POWs: Kew in the Second World WarWednesday 16 September 2009Local historian Christopher May reveals the wartime history of The National Archives’ Kew site....AudioThe battle that frightened Churchill: the war in the AtlanticThursday 10 September 2009On 3 September 1939, the passenger liner Athenia was sunk by U30. So began...AudioThe final balance: researching families and wealth in the 19th century using the death duty recordsTuesday 18 August 2009This presentation explores how The National Archives’ collection of death duty records can be...AudioUpstairs and downstairs in the royal householdFriday 7 August 2009An introduction to the administration of the Royal Household from the restoration of Charles... « 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 19 »