All posts Behind the scenesSharing your family storiesTuesday 28 March 2017I want to highlight some of the titles where writers choose a public forum...Records and researchThe ‘Monuments Men’ in Normandy after D-DayMonday 27 March 2017It seemed to me that their action to safeguard historic monuments located on the...Records and researchEnemy aliens in Great Britain 1914-1919Friday 24 March 2017The Aliens Restriction Act required foreign nationals (aliens) to register with the police; they...Records and researchTracing the political history of Cairo’s coffeehousesThursday 23 March 2017Tracing the history of Cairo’s coffeehouses can offer invaluable insights into Egypt’s social, cultural,...Records and researchIn recognition of suffering: compensating victims of Nazi persecutionTuesday 21 March 2017These files offer an insight into the Anglo-German compensation agreement but also unlock personal...Records and researchExploring LGBTQ spaces and places in historyWednesday 15 March 2017I was drawn to a set of documents on the 1930s club called The...Managing informationWhy The National Archives cares about information securityFriday 10 March 2017As part of our Archives Inspire strategy, we are committed to providing expert advice...Records and researchStateless history: connecting Palestinian archivesThursday 9 March 2017For the past two years I have been researching the history of the Palestinian...Records and researchHans Holbein in EnglandWednesday 8 March 2017We look for traces of Holbein’s activities, networks and movements during his two visits...Records and researchQueerly complicit at Holland ParkTuesday 7 March 2017In late 1932, two plain clothes police officers were welcomed into a drag party...Behind the scenesRichard III: a right royal revelationTuesday 7 March 2017To think that what lies beneath us holds answers to historical mysteries is exciting,...Records and researchA British ‘spy school’ in the Middle East?Friday 3 March 2017The Middle East Centre for Arab Studies was nicknamed ‘the British spy school’ in... « 1 … 83 84 85 86 87 … 169 »