Category: Social history AudioKeeping it in the family: professional dynasties in 19th century EnglandFriday 26 October 2012The 19th century witnessed a huge expansion in the number of people in Britain...AudioRemembering Samuel Coleridge Taylor; African British musician and pan-AfricanistFriday 19 October 2012This podcast is an audio-visual presentation on the life of one of Britain’s favourite...AudioPhilip Henslowe, Edward Alleyn and the invention of London theatre in the age of ShakespeareFriday 12 October 2012The actor Edward Alleyn and his father-in-law Philip Henslowe built and expanded several London...AudioAn introduction to the third tranche of colonial administration records released at The National ArchivesFriday 28 September 2012The National Archives is working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to transfer...VideoSarawak in pictures, a century of rule by the ‘White Rajas”Friday 21 September 2012James Cronan introduces files related to Sarawak from the recently released CO 1069 Colonial...AudioFrom wheelchair polo to winning professionals: the history of the ParalympicsFriday 7 September 2012Today, the Paralympics is a showcase of professional, top-level athletic achievement. Like the able-bodied...AudioCoroners’ InquestsThursday 16 August 2012Coroners’ inquests produce a wealth of information for family historians. Ancestors might have been involved...VideoWomen Making MunitionsFriday 10 August 2012The film goes straight in to show women using heavy engineering machinery such as...VideoNational Service – Women’s Land ArmyFriday 10 August 2012This short clip consists of a romantic scene in which a noble woman runs...VideoWomen’s Army in FranceFriday 10 August 2012This clip comes from a compilation film of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in...VideoDublin After The Easter RisingFriday 10 August 2012The film opens with titles locating scenes of the fighting in Dublin at Easter...VideoArmistice Day CeremoniesFriday 10 August 2012The film starts with titles explaining the Armistice Day ceremony. It then goes on... « 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 31 »