All posts Records and researchThe Alchemist’s Tale: Geoffrey Chaucer and alchemyWednesday 9 October 2019Where did Geoffrey Chaucer get the inspiration for his stories? As part of my...Records and researchHow archives helped solve a family mysteryTuesday 8 October 2019Like many of us who find ourselves working at The National Archives, I have...Archives and archivists‘This is our park’: A community well-being projectFriday 4 October 2019‘This is our park’ is a unique collaboration between The National Archives, Wandsworth Heritage...Records and researchChocks Away! The life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-ChapmanTuesday 17 September 2019Now approaching the half-way mark in the WO 416 (Second World War British and...Archives and archivistsThe mission, should you choose to accept it …Monday 16 September 2019PRO 23 is a unique project for a number of reasons, none less so...Behind the scenesRecord copying: Processing orders, promulgating discoveriesThursday 12 September 2019The National Archives has a collection of orderable items standing in excess of 11...Records and researchMilestones to peace: The Treaty of St. Germain-en-LayeMonday 9 September 2019The Treaty of Versailles, signed with Germany on 28 June 1919, brought an official...Behind the scenesSupporting students with early documentsWednesday 4 September 2019The National Archives Education Service works with thousands of school students both on site...Records and researchPeterloo: Whatever Happened to Henry Hunt?Thursday 29 August 2019On 16 August 1819, 60,000 people gathered on St Peter’s Field in Manchester to...Records and researchForeign and Commonwealth Office files from 1990: ‘United Germany’Wednesday 28 August 2019Today, we are releasing new FCO 33 files for 1990, a large number of...Behind the scenesThe outbreak of the Second World War in 1939Friday 23 August 2019Shortly before 05:00 on Friday 1 September 1939, German forces stormed the Polish frontier....Records and researchBringing Peterloo AliveMonday 19 August 2019Last Friday saw people around the country marking the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre,... « 1 … 50 51 52 53 54 … 168 »