Tag: Records AudioOn the trail of Klaus Fuchs, atomic spyTuesday 8 October 2019Arguably the most important ‘atomic’ spy of the 20th century, Klaus Fuchs was a...AudioThe legacy of secrecy: Experiences from the Stasi Records ArchiveTuesday 1 October 2019The East German Stasi had the reputation of being one of the most effective and...AudioPublic Cooperation with the Household Expenditure Enquiry, 1953-1954Monday 20 January 2014The Household Expenditure Enquiry of 1953-54 was the first large-scale enquiry into household expenditure...AudioHidden treasures? Uncovering maps among the files of governmentMonday 13 January 2014The National Archives holds over six million maps and plans and the majority are...AudioThe day parliament burned downFriday 20 December 2013In the early evening of 16 October 1834, to the horror of bystanders, a...AudioScandals in the familyMonday 9 December 2013This talk explores the deeds and misdeeds of one family, using documents in The...AudioNineteenth century merchant seafarers and their recordsWednesday 1 February 2012Specialist knowledge of merchant seafaring is a boon when identifying men and women and...Audio‘A low artful wicked man’: poverty riots and bread, the response of government to the crises of the 1790sFriday 25 November 2011The 1790s was a watershed decade in British history with the continuation of population...Audio20th century Treasury recordsFriday 21 October 2011Some researchers might feel apprehensive about the prospect of investigating 20th century Treasury records,...AudioRoyal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers’ service documentsMonday 15 November 2010Military records specialist William Spencer talks about WO 97, one of The National Archives’...AudioSailors, storms and science: how Royal Navy logbooks help us understand climate changeFriday 10 September 2010Dr Dennis Wheeler, from the University of Sunderland, discusses the use of historical Royal...AudioThe Metropolitan Police: its creation and records of serviceFriday 20 November 2009London’s Metropolitan Police service was formed in 1829. This talk provides an overview of... 1 2 3 »