Posts by James Cronan Records and researchThe hospital ship BritannicWednesday 16 November 2016We explore the sinking of the hospital ship Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic,...Records and researchWhen life imitates art: ‘Come friendly bombs…’Monday 13 July 2015Most people, especially its long suffering residents, are familiar with the John Betjeman poem...Archives and archivistsKeeper’s Gallery: Newfoundland – Empire in the First World WarTuesday 7 July 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display highlighting Newfoundland during the First World War....Records and research‘I trust it will be the last battle we shall any of us see’: remembering Waterloo, 200 years onThursday 18 June 2015In the middle of the First World War centenary period we find ourselves marking...Records and researchThe Hollywood battalion – part twoMonday 20 October 2014In the first part of this blog post we learnt that four well known...Records and researchThe Hollywood battalionTuesday 7 October 2014It’s a line up that would make any film an instant Hollywood blockbuster. In...Records and researchThe day the White House burnedTuesday 26 August 2014On 24 August 1814, British troops under the command of Major-General Robert Ross captured...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: the Treaty of VersaillesThursday 7 August 2014This is a new series of blog posts on The Keeper’s Gallery, the onsite exhibition...Records and researchThe lamps are going out all over EuropeMonday 4 August 2014At 11pm on 4 August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany, bringing to an...Records and researchTwo bullets that changed the course of historySaturday 28 June 2014On this day exactly 100 years ago, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, and his wife...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: thinking of youFriday 9 May 2014My First World War soldier is my great-great uncle. Although he is not a blood...Records and researchYou are cordially invited…Monday 28 April 2014This month sees the 110th anniversary of the ‘Entente Cordiale’. The agreement is officially... « 1 2 3 »