All posts 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,...Records and researchThe skull of Sultan MkwawaThursday 15 August 2019Signed on 28 June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles ended the war between Germany... « 1 … 51 52 53 54 55 … 169 »