Search results found for: africa Records and researchWomen in the Second World War: Military service in East AfricaTuesday 8 March 2022The four distinct women’s services auxiliary to the British Army in East Africa were...Records and researchResearching Africa at The National ArchivesThursday 22 October 2020In the course of Britain’s long-term involvement in the Atlantic slave trade and its...Records and researchThe Forgotten Army: West African Troops in Burma, 1945Wednesday 12 August 2020They have been called the ‘Forgotten Army’ – the British Fourteenth Army who, in...Records and researchAfrican Princess in Guy’s: The story of Princess Adenrele AdemolaWednesday 13 May 2020[ref]The title of this article is quoted from a newspaper article announcing that Princess...Records and researchRichmond Park’s South African military hospitalTuesday 3 October 2017In August 1914, the Union of South Africa joined Britain and its allies in...Records and researchSouth Africa and the SommeMonday 18 July 2016To mark the centenary of the Somme Offensive we will be posting a series...Records and researchCrossing continents: textile designs for the West African marketWednesday 2 March 2016A closer look at some fresh and vibrant textile designs intended for export to...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2024Monday 25 November 2024It's that time again: our annual celebration of cataloguing projects at The National Archives....Records and researchThe Detached Papers: New records on the transatlantic slave trade on DiscoveryWednesday 13 November 2024We have released over 8,000 new catalogue descriptions of documents related to the transatlantic...Archives and archivistsWalking through archived colonial histories, part 1: Charborough to BarbadosTuesday 15 October 2024Inspired by Corinne Fowler, join us on a journey through archival space....Behind the scenesEducation in exile: Cataloguing Polish refugee education filesMonday 7 October 2024Read personal reflections from Polish refugees who came to Britain after the Second World...Records and researchA Great Escape from Castello di VincigliataMonday 30 September 2024Discover how Second World War PoWs escaped an Italian castle.... 1 2 3 … 17 »