All posts Archives and archivistsThe Trial of Charles IWednesday 30 January 2019The execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 still arouses strong emotions in...Behind the scenesQueens on film and in printTuesday 29 January 2019When you were little did you play at being a princess? I did and I...Behind the scenesIdeas and practical resources for History teachersThursday 24 January 2019We’re excited about the publication of our new book, ‘100 ideas for Primary Teachers: History’...Records and researchTrade marks: making their markWednesday 23 January 2019For hundreds of years, traders have put their particular marks or symbols on their...Managing informationSeal moulds: opening up the collection as never beforeTuesday 22 January 2019We hold an historic collection of moulds taken from our wax seals. Containing some 7,700...Behind the scenesNew feedback form for our research guidesFriday 11 January 2019Research guides are the primary finding aids that we produce for Discovery, our catalogue. There are...Records and researchSuspect bomb damage claims of the Second World WarThursday 10 January 2019Aubrey Wood of Woodross Estates submitted a claim to the War Damage Commission on...Behind the scenesRead about child evacuees in the Second World WarWednesday 9 January 2019One of my favourite books as a child was ‘The Lion, the Witch and...Behind the scenesOn the hook: hanging artworks in our repositoriesTuesday 8 January 2019In March 2016, The National Archives installed three double-sided bays of mesh-panelled, mobile art racking...Behind the scenesReleasing government records from 1994Thursday 27 December 2018Today sees the release of government records from the Prime Minister’s Office and the...Records and researchFestive foods from times gone byFriday 21 December 2018Personally, I eat food all year round – but at Christmas it feels as though...Records and research‘Plucky Pioneers’: the 1918 General ElectionFriday 21 December 2018On December 6 1918 the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) publication ‘The Common... « 1 … 57 58 59 60 61 … 168 »