Tag: Transcribed AudioRailways and the mobilisation for war in 1914Thursday 8 September 2011The historian AJP Taylor, considering the events of 1914, once argued: ‘The First World...Audio1611-2011: The 400th anniversary of the King James BibleFriday 1 July 2011Pauline Croft examines the context of the translation of the King James Bible and...AudioThe Metropolitan Police: an introduction to records of service 1829-1958Friday 10 June 2011Chris Heather provides a basic outline of the surviving records of service for Metropolitan...AudioRevolting to humanity: histories of mental healthFriday 20 May 2011The 19th century ushered in a new way of seeing mental health. For the...AudioBroadmoor revealed: The Victorian asylumFriday 25 February 2011Broadmoor Hospital opened in 1863 and has always admitted patients who would otherwise have...AudioNew files from 1980Thursday 30 December 2010An introduction to newly released files from 1980, covering subjects such as economic policy,...AudioMadame Rachel of Bond StreetFriday 10 December 2010Author Helen Rappaport discusses the subject of her newest book, Beautiful For Ever: Madame...AudioRoyal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers’ service documentsMonday 15 November 2010Military records specialist William Spencer talks about WO 97, one of The National Archives’...AudioForgotten tragedy: The loss of HMT LancastriaFriday 5 November 2010On 17 June 1940, HMT Lancastria was sunk by a German bomber while evacuating...AudioCredit crunch histories: records of bankrupts in The National ArchivesFriday 22 October 2010Bankruptcy proceedings have been taking place in England and Wales for over 400 years....AudioA history of the Public Record OfficeFriday 8 October 2010Vanessa Carr takes us through a brief history of the Public Record Office, looking...AudioCatch-up history and the Cold WarFriday 3 September 2010Professor Peter Hennessy, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, London University, and... « 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 10 »