All posts Records and researchThe experiences of those impacted by the 1941 invasion of Hong KongTuesday 9 July 2024These recently catalogued records are a testimony to the courage of those impacted by...Records and researchHow to research the history of a place: where to startWednesday 8 May 2024Want to find out more about a particular place's past? Beginning can be tricky....Records and researchBehind the Wire: Mapping Second World War camp histories in the UKWednesday 1 May 2024What can interactive maps reveal about UK prisoner of war and internment camps?...Records and researchResearching the birth of the first domestic violence refugeWednesday 20 March 2024Read a researcher's journey exploring the first few years of Chiswick Women's Aid....Behind the scenesFilling in the gaps: acquiring legislation from the Controller’s LibraryTuesday 5 March 2024In late November 2023, we uploaded to legislation.gov.uk the first batch of 7,000 items...Records and researchLife and death in Hong Kong during the Second World WarThursday 8 February 2024Now catalogued and searchable by name, this series of nominal cards highlight the experiences...Records and researchRecords of Czechoslovakian refugees to the UK from 1939 to 1975Monday 18 December 2023These recently catalogued records tell remarkable stories of migration from Czechoslovakia to the UK....Records and researchManufacturing artificial limbs during the First World WarThursday 7 December 2023How did conflict change the way that artificial limbs were manufactured?...Behind the scenesReflecting on Windrush 75Wednesday 6 December 2023Iqbal Singh reflects on two 2023 projects that marked 75 years since HMT Empire...Records and researchInternational Volunteer Day 2023: The work that inspired Great EscapesTuesday 5 December 2023International Volunteer Day is the perfect time to celebrate the efforts that inspired our...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2023Monday 27 November 2023Our annual celebration of cataloguing initiatives at The National Archives, Catalogue Week, is here!...Behind the scenesLetters Unread: Opening closed letters in the Prize Papers projectMonday 20 November 2023Conservator Camilla Camus-Doughan showcases how she opened envelopes that had been sealed for centuries.... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 168 »