Posts by Mark Pearsall Records and researchOscar Wilde: triumph, tragedy and exileThursday 14 June 2018In 1895 Oscar Wilde had two successful plays in the West End: ‘The Importance...Records and researchSuffrage and Mr HardyWednesday 18 April 2018Thursday 26 April 2018, 14:00 Suffrage 100 – Suffragettes in trousers: male support for women’s...Records and researchWettin to Windsor: changing the royal nameMonday 17 July 2017In July 1917 King George V issued a proclamation renouncing all German titles and...Records and researchEnemy aliens in Great Britain 1914-1919Friday 24 March 2017The Aliens Restriction Act required foreign nationals (aliens) to register with the police; they...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: on the home front in Essex and SuffolkWednesday 30 March 2016I was surprised to discover that my great-grandfather served in the forces; it had...Records and researchCoroners’ inquest recordsTuesday 15 March 2016The office of coroner was formalised in 1194, to consider the circumstances of sudden...Records and researchDeath of a PrinceMonday 27 October 2014On 27 October 1914 at Zonnebeke in the Ypres Salient, Prince Maurice of Battenberg,...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: An unexpected war at homeFriday 11 July 2014My great-uncle had an unexpected war at home. My grandfather was too young to...Records and researchDiscover more than 300,000 naturalisation recordsTuesday 27 March 2012Naturalisation certificates (The National Archives series HO 334 and HO 409) You can search...