Posts by Dr Laura Tompkins Records and researchThe Good Parliament of 1376Friday 29 April 2016It is the 640th anniversary of one of the most important sessions of parliament...Records and research‘The Records of this Nation’Tuesday 23 February 2016Why do people keep records? We look at a 17th century answer and compare...Behind the scenesResearchers of the futureFriday 12 February 2016In a high pressure environment of targets and deadlines, there is a fear that...Records and researchEngland’s immigrants 1330-1550Tuesday 24 February 2015This month sees the launch of England’s Immigrants 1330-1550, a major new research database...Records and researchReburial of King Richard IIIFriday 29 August 2014Many people will have been amazed at the depth of feeling generated on both...