All posts Records and researchThe problems with mustard gasFriday 4 August 2017With the arrival of mustard gas in July 1917, the medical services faced a...Records and researchWhy did Siam join the First World War?Wednesday 2 August 2017There is a little-known history regarding Siam’s decision to participate in the First World...Behind the scenesExploring Michael Faraday’s life and careerWednesday 26 July 2017Faraday appears in various records in our collection; they provide insights into his family...Behind the scenesSomething about JaneTuesday 25 July 2017With the bicentenary of Austen’s death, we look at Austen-related books in our shop.........Records and researchThe passing of the 1967 Sexual Offences ActMonday 24 July 2017This Thursday marks a monumental moment: 50 years since homosexual acts between men were...Records and researchThe long road to reform: the Wolfenden reportThursday 20 July 2017The Cabinet appointed the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in order to...Records and researchHess, hot dogs and haute cuisineThursday 20 July 2017We're looking at culinary episodes in the files: prison table manners in Spandau, haute...Archives and archivists1967 Sexual Offences Act: 50 years onWednesday 19 July 2017This Act of Parliament decriminalised homosexual acts between two men over the age of...Behind the scenesConservation challenges for a collection care studentWednesday 19 July 2017Facing an issue with one of the documents, I had an exciting opportunity to...Records and researchWettin to Windsor: changing the royal nameMonday 17 July 2017In July 1917 King George V issued a proclamation renouncing all German titles and...Records and researchEmmeline Pankhurst Day: our records on women’s suffrageFriday 14 July 2017We have a vast range of records relating to women’s suffrage, from medical reports...Records and researchAn end to conflict: Napoleon’s surrender to HMS BellerophonFriday 14 July 2017Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland of HMS Bellerophon on 15 July 1815…... « 1 … 78 79 80 81 82 … 169 »