Posts by Rebecca Simpson Records and researchMy Tommy and Hetty’s War: the show must go onFriday 4 March 2016This is the tale of two Londoners, my great grandparents, and their part in...Records and researchDear diary, with Christmas wishes in wartimeWednesday 23 December 2015Christmas is fast approaching; excitement is building as food and last-minute presents are bought....Records and researchFirst World War conscription: An ethical battlegroundFriday 27 November 2015Just over a year into the First World War it became clear that more...Behind the scenesSecond World War home front heroesFriday 6 November 2015Records of over 5,000 Second World War civilian gallantry awards have just been published...Records and researchKeeping tabs on suffragettes: the official watchlistMonday 12 October 2015To coincide with the nationwide release of the film Suffragette, the official watchlist containing...Records and researchPigeons at Loos: heroes of the skyFriday 25 September 2015Pigeons probably aren’t the first thing you think of in relation to The Battle...Records and researchHere comes the cavalry! Records of the Household Cavalry go onlineFriday 13 June 2014Records for over 12,000 servicemen from the Household Cavalry (file series ref: WO 400)...Records and researchSecrets and spies of the First World WarFriday 11 April 2014What do socks, exotic dancers and scouts have in common? The answer is that...Records and researchWar diaries reveal challenges of the world’s first industrialised warFriday 14 March 2014Yesterday The National Archives made the second batch of 3,987 digitised First World War...Records and researchMad dogs and even madder EnglishmenFriday 23 August 2013The nation’s rebellion against banning dogs from shops Coinciding with National Dog Day on...Records and researchA Royal bundle of joyFriday 12 July 2013With the birth of the royal baby expected soon, and the announcement from The...Records and researchThe Theatre Royal and The Case of Two Mad King GeorgesMonday 17 June 2013This coming weekend sees the celebration of London’s West End theatre ‘West End Live‘... 1 2 »