Category: Social history audio AudioDr Williams’ Library: an early birth registryFriday 31 July 2009Dr Williams’ Library in London is an essential resource for people who are researching...AudioSummer of ’69Friday 17 July 2009A look back at the year in which Neil Armstrong took his ‘giant leap...AudioGenius on trial: key sources relating to Oscar Wilde at The National ArchivesFriday 3 July 2009The arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Oscar Wilde was one of the most sensational...AudioBurial clubs – the unfriendly societiesThursday 11 June 2009Friendly Societies were popular in the 19th Century, and were regulated by law. Audrey...AudioTitanic Lives: The Crew of RMS TitanicFriday 5 June 2009Much has been written about RMS Titanic, but this has tended to concentrate on...AudioCharles Darwin and the BeagleFriday 29 May 2009An investigation into the real reasons behind the celebrated voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-1836)...AudioPrison: five hundred years behind barsFriday 22 May 2009Edward Marston looks at the changing nature of imprisonment over the centuries and the...AudioEvery journey has two ends: using passenger listsFriday 1 May 2009The National Archives’ Chris Watts reveals the benefits of using both arrival and departure...AudioNaturalisation and alien registrationThursday 16 April 2009Using records at The National Archives, this talk examines the various Alien Acts that...AudioFinding company recordsThursday 9 April 2009Historian, Alex Ritchie, looks at the distribution of business records and introduces the finding...AudioWhat can you learn from a DNA test?Thursday 2 April 2009Chris Pomeroy, of the Pomeroy DNA Project, reviews the history of DNA testing and...AudioGeorge Ives: queer lives and the familyMonday 30 March 2009Cultural historian Matt Cook delves into the diary of George Ives, the early homosexual... « 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 19 »