All posts Records and researchThe World Cup: considering a boycott in 1982Monday 12 May 2014Many people’s memories of the 1982 football World Cup in Spain might centre on...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: thinking of youFriday 9 May 2014My First World War soldier is my great-great uncle. Although he is not a blood...Records and researchArchiving social mediaThursday 8 May 2014Our social media archive has been released today, as a collaborative effort between The National...Records and researchThe travelling photographer: Emil Otto HoppéTuesday 6 May 2014Emil Otto Hoppé (1878–1972) is my kind of photographer. He was incredibly prolific, producing...Behind the scenesSketchy behaviourThursday 1 May 2014At The National Archives we work on a principle of user-centred design for our...Behind the scenesA warts and all view of warMonday 28 April 2014We are overwhelmed here in the bookshop with the deluge of books on the...Records and researchYou are cordially invited…Monday 28 April 2014This month sees the 110th anniversary of the ‘Entente Cordiale’. The agreement is officially...Archives and archivistsLost cities and found documents: do we ever discover in archives?Friday 25 April 2014I like a good lost city. Found cities are interesting (Troy, for example) but...Records and research2014: A year of Shakespearean celebrationWednesday 23 April 2014‘I’ll be sworn ’tis true; he will weep you, an ’twere a man born...Behind the scenesTo display or not to display – that is the question…Thursday 17 April 2014Faded book spines, curtain backs, and tapestries; we’ve all witnessed the irreversible damage that...Behind the scenesFun and functionalityWednesday 16 April 2014I really hope you’re enjoying the sneak peak at the redesign of the Education...Behind the scenes‘You could be born again’Tuesday 15 April 2014The National Archives advises on the use (and re-use) of public sector information, and... « 1 … 128 129 130 131 132 … 169 »