All posts Archives and archivistsThe ‘live bait squadron’Monday 22 September 2014In the space of little over an hour on the morning of 22 September 1914,...Archives and archivistsDiscovery – finding more archivesThursday 18 September 2014Earlier this month we released a major upgrade to our Discovery service. The new...Behind the scenesGetting involved with the User Advisory GroupThursday 18 September 2014I am now entering my second year as a member of The National Archives’...Records and research‘Our Special Agent’: ‘Fifi’ and the Special Operations ExecutiveWednesday 17 September 2014It’s an age-old question: just what should you say to a beautiful woman? The...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: registered designsTuesday 16 September 2014Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display of the registered design series held here...Behind the scenesMarking time in the bookshopTuesday 16 September 2014Tempus fugit and all that. In retail land it has a tendency to fugit...Records and researchMaps: telling their untold storiesThursday 11 September 2014Today sees the publication of our new book, Maps: their untold stories. In this...Records and researchSentenced to death: Private Thomas James HighgateMonday 8 September 2014‘I have lost my army, and I mean to get out of it’ (WO...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: An Eastender in the Lancers (part two)Friday 5 September 2014It has been almost two years since we launched our My Tommy’s War blog...Behind the scenesHard-working, unpaid and… very contentThursday 4 September 2014Yes indeed, the very happy lot of the Friends’ editor and the supporting band...Records and researchTales from the Special Operations Executive: Operation Remorse, part threeWednesday 3 September 2014This is my third blog post on Operation Remorse, the secret Second World War...Records and researchReburial of King Richard IIIFriday 29 August 2014Many people will have been amazed at the depth of feeling generated on both... « 1 … 122 123 124 125 126 … 168 »