All posts Behind the scenesA Graphic War: a curator’s viewThursday 2 March 2017We wanted to create eye-catching works that allowed viewers to peel back layers...Behind the scenesRecords of the revolution: what did the 1960s do for us?Wednesday 1 March 2017Art, drama and history students used exhibits and records to encourage an understanding of...Records and researchThe loss of HMS GhurkaTuesday 28 February 2017This month marks the centenary of the sinking of the Ghurka, a Tribal-class destroyer...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Herbert Randolph ElvinMonday 27 February 2017My grandfather passed away in 1972, aged 73. I can't remember him discussing anything...Behind the scenesX-rays and wallpapers: the hunt for arsenicThursday 23 February 2017Our Collection Care department hunted for arsenic within historic wallpaper samples…...Behind the scenesWas the early 19th century ‘Taboo’?Wednesday 22 February 2017BBC One’s new period drama Taboo, set in 1814, is a far cry from...Records and researchThe sinking of SS Mendi: an avoidable tragedyTuesday 21 February 2017The sea was calm on the afternoon of 20 February 1917 as the SS...Records and researchCurzon’s curiosMonday 20 February 2017The Curzon correspondence has not disappointed in providing candid and amusing anecdotes, shedding light...Records and researchMerchant Navy shipwrecks in the First World WarFriday 17 February 2017Battles and diplomacy tend to dominate the narrative of the war, but little of...Records and researchDiscover local history in our libraryFriday 17 February 2017The National Archives' library has a fine collection of local history books - and...Records and researchLoyalty and dissent in the First World WarThursday 16 February 2017I have become increasingly fascinated and intrigued – as are many others - by...Records and researchClare Hollingworth: ‘A clever English journalist’Wednesday 15 February 2017War correspondent Clare Hollingworth filed the scoop of the century: the beginning of the... « 1 … 84 85 86 87 88 … 169 »