Search results found for: africa 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...Records and researchAfrican hairMonday 13 July 2015During my search for traces of hair in the archives, one of the things...Archives and archivistsThe power of photography: Black History Month at Roehampton LibraryFriday 8 November 2019As part of Black History Month, the Outreach team at The National Archives decamped...Records and researchSkynet: the real communication satellite systemThursday 24 October 2019The latest instalment of the ‘Terminator’ franchise has hit our cinema screens. A rather...Records and researchThe liberation struggle in the Congo and the strange death of Patrice LumumbaWednesday 23 October 2019Following the end of the Second World War, the African continent underwent rapid decolonization...Records and researchThe skull of Sultan MkwawaThursday 15 August 2019Signed on 28 June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles ended the war between Germany...Records and researchRemembering the past, growing the future: The story of the Pakistani community in WakefieldFriday 9 August 2019The 100th anniversary of the First World War has been noted for the way...Records and researchSOE and the art of blending inFriday 21 June 2019The methods used by Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents to pass as members of...Archives and archivistsRaising awareness of the 1919 ‘Race Riots’ in LiverpoolWednesday 12 June 2019The 1919 race riots were the first time many in Britain became aware of...Archives and archivistsThe ‘Great Crusade’: D-Day, Operation Overlord and the invasion of occupied north-west EuropeThursday 6 June 2019Seventy-five years ago today, the largest air and seaborne invasion force in history crossed... 1 2 3 … 9 »
