All posts Archives and archivistsThe Archivists’ Guide to Film: The Bridge on the River KwaiThursday 13 August 2020Correspondence between film companies and the War Office turns up in a number of...Records and researchThe Forgotten Army: West African Troops in Burma, 1945Wednesday 12 August 2020They have been called the ‘Forgotten Army’ – the British Fourteenth Army who, in...Records and researchOperations which didn’t happen (part 1): British participation in the invasion of Japan, 1945Tuesday 11 August 2020Had the atomic bombs not been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, resulting in the...Records and researchDepicting Japan in British propaganda of the Second World WarMonday 10 August 2020In the first few years of the Second World War, Britons’ knowledge of and...Records and researchA celebration of cats: The creative brilliance of artist Louis WainSaturday 8 August 2020Louis Wain was an artist who achieved great fame and success in the late...Records and researchThe defence and loss of Crete, 1940-1941 (Part 2)Friday 7 August 2020The Germans planned to lead the invasion of Crete with their airborne troops, with...Records and researchThe defence and loss of Crete, 1940-1941 (Part 1)Thursday 6 August 2020In 1940 Britain began to take an interest in using Crete as a military...Archives and archivistsWatermarks: New ways to see and search themThursday 30 July 2020If you hold an old letter up to a lamp, you might see a...Archives and archivistsExploring the possibilities of citizen research and heritage dataTuesday 28 July 2020A timely new research project, led by The National Archives, is examining the ways...Records and researchDancing With Love: A dance project inspired by letters of love, loss and longingMonday 27 July 2020It is striking how most of the themes and emotions, from heartache to love...Records and researchArchives and agency: Sex work and the stateWednesday 22 July 2020Within the records of government, sex workers lack agency. As with most of our...Records and researchThe voyage of HMS Dolphin: The first Europeans on TahitiTuesday 21 July 2020The end of the Seven Years War in 1763 saw a revitalisation of British... « 1 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 168 »