All posts Archives and archivistsConnecting through Collections: Dementia activists meet the new generationWednesday 19 May 2021Dementia, which affects many of us during our lifetime, is a subject clouded by...Behind the scenesPrime Ministers, scandals and mysteries of No. 10 Downing StreetTuesday 18 May 2021Within the walls of No. 10 there have been some hardy, ambitious characters that...Records and researchHigh morals and low lifes: British cinema and the government after World War TwoTuesday 18 May 2021From papers and photographs to posters and maps, The National Archives’ collection contains over...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 2)Friday 14 May 2021So far (in my previous post), we have seen the influence of scientific reforms...Records and researchCounting the people: The census through timeThursday 13 May 2021This year, when you completed your 2021 census, you were participating in an ambitious,...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 1)Thursday 13 May 2021In the first half of 19th century, science was mostly about observing and collecting....Records and researchEthel Gordon Fenwick: The story of the first State Registered NurseWednesday 12 May 2021On 23 December 1919, after decades of campaigning, the Nurses Registration Act was passed,...Records and research5 May 1821: ‘Napoleon is no more’Wednesday 5 May 2021200 years ago, on 5 May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, former Emperor of the French,...Records and research‘I need never have known existence’: Radclyffe Hall and LGBTQ+ visibilityThursday 29 April 2021The life and published works of British author Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943) were hugely influential...Behind the scenesIntroducing our new ‘Book a visit to view our documents’ serviceThursday 15 April 2021With seat reservations and advance document ordering remaining in place for now to help...Records and researchAn examination of witches in the 17th centuryThursday 8 April 2021On 29 June 1634 the Privy Council wrote to Alexander Baker and William Clowes,...Records and researchConstance Markievicz: 1916 and beyondWednesday 7 April 2021In my previous post, Constance Markievicz: The making of a rebel Countess, I explored... « 1 … 31 32 33 34 35 … 168 »