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Tag: books
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Slang in the English Language
Words have always been a vital part of how we communicate on many levels of human emotion. They can make you feel good, sad, and angry, they can make you laugh... read more
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Our mothers’ stories
During this Suffrage commemoration year there are increasing numbers of women’s stories appearing on the shelves (hooray). Some of the most intriguing a... read more
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Suggestions for your reading list: animals at war
When we think about war, it is usually to remember the men and women fighting on the battlefields. Sometimes we forget the animals who served alongside the sold... read more
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Authors in the archives
Following the success of our ‘Behind the Scenes’ repository tours we are currently running tours based on specific themes: this month’s was ‘Authors in... read more
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Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley: extraordinary mother and daughter
The centenary commemoration of Women’s Suffrage has cast a spotlight of the lives of extraordinary women in the last 100 years. However, today I’d like to... read more
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New Year reads: The Secret Life of Bletchley Park
Winston Churchill said in June 1940, ‘We shall fight on the beaches’… and so we did, but we also fought in the huts at Bletchley Park, one of Winston&... read more
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Ideas for your Christmas list
It’s getting closer… Not so close that you need to panic: there’s still plenty of time to buy presents. But it is close enough that you need to gr... read more
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The not so distant sound of jingle bells
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… I know you are in denial, we all are. But Guy Fawkes night has passed and it is high time you knuckled down an... read more
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Step into The National Archives’ library
Twenty years ago, we first opened our research library to the public. This anniversary seemed an appropriate time for me to see what I could uncover about the... read more
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Reading about railways
Trains cause frustrations at times but where would we be without them?... read more
