All posts Behind the scenesWax, cord and ink: the materiality of recordsTuesday 22 March 2016We are only starting to scratch the surface of what the materials in our...Behind the scenesBuilding a virtual First World War villageMonday 21 March 2016While considering the best way to tell stories from the Home Front, the idea...Archives and archivistsRare books from The National Archives’ LibraryFriday 18 March 2016We highlight four items from our rare books collection, and the stories connected with...Records and researchCare and Comfort at The National ArchivesThursday 17 March 2016A project exploring the endearing and poignant gifts between loved ones during war…...Records and researchCoroners’ inquest recordsTuesday 15 March 2016The office of coroner was formalised in 1194, to consider the circumstances of sudden...Records and researchSurviving the 17th century: the widowed and the fatherlessMonday 14 March 2016Exploring the lives of women widowed in the English Civil Wars and Anglo-Dutch Wars…......Records and researchShakespeare’s daughters and female inheritanceFriday 11 March 2016Legacy was a major concern for Shakespeare - he seems to have had the...Records and researchDecision time: Military Service Tribunals 100 years onThursday 10 March 2016We look at how Military Service Tribunals worked, and the sensitive cases brought before...Records and researchHarold Wilson’s resignation, 16 March 1976Wednesday 9 March 2016On 16 March 1976 Harold Wilson caused a political sensation when he announced he...Behind the scenesWhat happens when the lights go outMonday 7 March 2016We explain how we dealt with a power cut at The National Archives…...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 researchCrossing continents: textile designs for the West African marketWednesday 2 March 2016A closer look at some fresh and vibrant textile designs intended for export to... « 1 … 98 99 100 101 102 … 168 »