All posts Records and researchLGBTQ+ visibility and archives: History between the linesFriday 6 November 2020Please note: This blogpost will use LGBTQ+ as an umbrella term to describe lesbian,...Archives and archivistsSmoke and mirrors: Revealing the Gunpowder Plot through heritage scienceThursday 5 November 2020When The National Archives’ Collection Care Department purchased a multispectral imaging system last year,...Records and researchPlanning the burial of the Unknown WarriorThursday 5 November 2020On Friday 15 October 1920, a mere 27 days before Armistice Day, the British...Records and researchShedding new light on First World War Royal Navy operational recordsWednesday 4 November 2020The most significant collection of First World War operational records of the Royal Navy...Records and researchChristmas with the Victorians: Upcoming eventsTuesday 3 November 2020The Christmas we enjoy today is heavily influenced by the Victorians. From the stories...Records and researchThe birth (and the death?) of Edward VMonday 2 November 2020In this blog I take a look at some of those left behind in...Records and researchW E B Du Bois: Letter to LondonThursday 29 October 2020In May 1921 W E B Du Bois wrote to Winston Churchill, then Secretary...Records and researchResearching Africa at The National ArchivesThursday 22 October 2020In the course of Britain’s long-term involvement in the Atlantic slave trade and its...Archives and archivistsAfter the crowds disperse: Crowdsourced data rediscovered and researchedWednesday 21 October 2020In July, we introduced you to the Engaging Crowds project with Exploring the possibilities...Archives and archivistsBridging the Digital Gap: One year onWednesday 14 October 2020In October 2019, I started a 15-month digital traineeship at the Transport for London...Records and researchThe 550th anniversary of Henry VI’s ReadeptionFriday 2 October 2020October 2020 marks the start of the 550th anniversary of what historians know as...Archives and archivistsMy remote student placement at The National ArchivesWednesday 30 September 2020I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Oxford, studying for a... « 1 … 36 37 38 39 40 … 168 »