Category: Social history Audio‘An impenetrable tangle or an under-used mine of information?’ The Court of Common Pleas and its records, c1200-1875Friday 3 August 2012The Court of Common Pleas was the busiest court in England for almost all...VideoLondon Church Completely Destroyed By FireThursday 2 August 2012The opening titles tell us that this is a church burned down by Suffragettes,...VideoFor the Empire – Part 2Thursday 2 August 2012This clip takes us first through a sequence of ruined cities in Belgium and...VideoFor the Empire – Part 1Thursday 2 August 2012At the start of this clip Britannia (representing Britain) points out ‘What others are...VideoEmily Davison killed at DerbyThursday 2 August 2012Opening title says Tattenham Corner, followed by scenes of horses racing past. A new...VideoWar Between British Forces and Irish RepublicansThursday 2 August 2012This film opens with titles proclaiming ‘Terror In Ireland’. We then see a scene...VideoSuffragist Rally in Hyde ParkThursday 2 August 2012The opening titles tell us that ‘Law Abiding Suffragists? from all over the country...VideoSuffragette Pageant in LondonThursday 2 August 2012The clip opens with titles telling us the pageant contains over 66,000 women and...VideoThe Canterbury Tour – Part 2Thursday 2 August 2012This is a film taken from the back of a truck with the cameraman...VideoThe Canterbury Tour – Part 1Thursday 2 August 2012This is a film taken from the back of a truck with the cameraman...VideoEdwardian Folkestone at playThursday 2 August 2012In this clip we see people bathing in the sea with interesting details like...AudioColonial lives, careers and policies: researching printed papers of the British colonial governmentsFriday 27 July 2012The printed papers of colonial governments held by the Colonial Office, including government gazettes... « 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 31 »