Category: Social history VideoWhat Titanic means to me: James CronanMonday 16 April 2012Records Specialist James Cronan talks about what Titanic means to him, and a document...VideoTo Her Most Excellent Majesty…Monday 16 April 2012An introduction to the Privy Purse 1 (PP1) series of records. The beautiful, rarely-seen...AudioWomen and Children FirstSaturday 14 April 2012This talk looks at the origins and social context of why women and children...AudioTitanic: The Last Night of a Small TownSaturday 14 April 2012It was Walter Lord in A Night to Remember (1955) who described the sinking...AudioFrederick Woodford, a crewman on TitanicSaturday 14 April 2012Much has been written about RMS Titanic, but this has tended to concentrate on...AudioThe Belles of BelfastSaturday 14 April 2012To many, the Titanic story started with the sighting of a dark mass on...AudioTitanic: Emigrant ship or luxury liner?Saturday 14 April 2012This talk was originally scheduled to be given by Aidan Lawes at the Titanic...AudioWhen sport meets the lawThursday 5 April 2012This talk uses records of the law courts and government departments to describe the...AudioBusiness Archives: new initiatives and developmentsFriday 30 March 2012This podcast looks at the background to company archives and the recent development of...AudioTotal warFriday 23 March 2012This talk focuses on the concept of total war, what it means, and what...AudioDigitised newspapers as sources for family historyMonday 19 March 2012This talk aims to give listeners a demonstration of the recently launched British Newspapers...AudioOur ancestors and the fear of the Victorian workhouseTuesday 6 March 2012In 1834 the British government introduced the Poor Law Amendment Act (the introduction of... « 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 … 31 »