Tag: Medieval On the RecordVictorian cats, medieval hospitals & frontline nursesThursday 26 November 2020Illustrator Louis Wain changed the way we think about cats and dedicated his life...AudioA tormented Tudor queen’s treasonous ‘love letter’Tuesday 1 August 2017In this episode, Neil Johnston and Christopher Day discuss a letter written by Catherine...AudioMedieval treason and magicThursday 15 June 2017In this podcast, two of our records specialists tell us about treason and necromancy in The National...Archives and archivistsMateriality matters: new approaches to medieval wax seal studiesMonday 7 March 2016Wax seals have been widely studied in terms of how they look, what they...FeaturedMagna Carta – what’s so ‘great’ about the charter?Wednesday 30 December 2015We apologise for the variable sound quality of this podcast. 2015 is the 800th anniversary...AudioWebinar: An introduction to medieval and early modern sources for family historiansFriday 29 August 2014Medieval and early modern records can be very informative, although they are often harder...AudioThe Church and the propaganda of political reform in 13th century EnglandThursday 25 July 2013In the 13th century, the English episcopate took a leading role in overseeing the...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...AudioMedieval queens in The National ArchivesFriday 11 May 2012Many medieval kings still loom large in popular culture but the queens who lived...AudioHenry III Fine RollsFriday 13 January 2012The fine rolls record sums of money offered to the king in return for...AudioThe battle of Towton – a 550-year retrospectiveFriday 15 July 2011This talk introduces the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses, described as...AudioHeralds and heraldry at The National ArchivesFriday 25 March 2011The National Archives holds possibly the greatest collection of untapped source material for heralds... 1 2 »