Search results found for: "prize papers" Behind the scenesLetters Unread: Opening closed letters in the Prize Papers projectMonday 20 November 2023Conservator Camilla Camus-Doughan showcases how she opened envelopes that had been sealed for centuries....Archives and archivistsPrizes for all: Volunteering on the Prize Papers ProjectWednesday 11 May 2022Prizes, in nautical parlance, are enemy ships captured in wartime. The glory days of...Records and researchPlaying cards captured at sea: Prize Papers of L’Aimable JulieWednesday 24 March 2021Some of The National Archives’ most striking visual records are found in the most...Records and researchLetters of Note: Preparing the Prize Papers for digitisationThursday 30 April 2020Digitisation improves access to The National Archives’ rich collections. It is vital for opening...Records and researchWar at Sea: Privateers and Prize PapersTuesday 14 April 2020When I think of war at sea, my mind turns to images of Trafalgar...Archives and archivistsCatalogue as Data: the Prize Papers from the 2nd Anglo-Dutch WarThursday 1 February 2018In my last blog I highlighted the opportunities of using cataloguing as an historical dataset,...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: Prize PapersTuesday 28 October 2014Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display related to the High Court of Admiralty Prize...Records and researchSyrups and ships: Early sugar consumption in EnglandTuesday 16 May 2023What can a recipe teach us about the role of sugar in English society...Behind the scenesIntroduction to conservation for digitisationWednesday 22 February 2023The National Archives digitises over 40,000 records every year. Who prepares them?...Records and researchThe many misfortunes of an Irish merchant in Tenerife, 1740–1744Tuesday 31 January 2023Three remarkable letters written in May 1744 survive at The National Archives, which were...Archives and archivistsCaptures and cargoes: Preying on enemy shipping in the 1740sThursday 24 November 2022The Prize Papers Project has now been running since May 2018, with the team...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2022Monday 21 November 2022The end of November marks our annual celebration of projects and initiatives currently taking... 1 2 »