Category: Records and research Records and researchThe amazing story behind ‘The Duke’Thursday 21 April 2022Some of you may have had the opportunity to see the recently released film,...Records and researchJix’s ‘war on night club evils’Wednesday 20 April 2022After the strains of the First World War, the nation craved entertainment and throughout...Records and research1920s fashion and design in The National Archives’ visual collectionsTuesday 12 April 2022The registered design collection at The National Archives offers us a unique insight into...Records and researchMirabel Topham, saviour of the Grand NationalFriday 8 April 2022The Grand National has always had a difficult history. In the three decades after...Records and researchOne positive outcome from a terrible disasterThursday 7 April 2022This is the latest in a series of blogs to promote the work of...Records and researchThe Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and Sir Rex HuntSaturday 2 April 2022For Sir Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falkland Islands, Thursday 1 April 1982 ‘began...Records and researchThe Falklands Conflict 40th anniversary: Researching Operation CorporateFriday 1 April 2022As the official archive for the UK Government, it is perhaps unsurprising that The...Records and researchImproving the nation’s stock for ‘Great and Greater Britain’: Eugenics in the 1920sWednesday 30 March 2022The practice of eugenics - that is, selectively encouraging people with what are perceived...Records and researchLepers of Maiden Bradley: Tracing the lives of women in medieval leper hospitalsTuesday 29 March 2022The leper hospital of Maiden Bradley was founded prior to 1164 by Manasser Biset,...Records and researchFamily planning in the 1920s: Marie Stopes and the ‘wise precaution of delay’Tuesday 29 March 2022was published. Aimed at married couples, it became an instant bestseller and went through...Records and researchHannah More: A woman of lettersMonday 28 March 2022Hannah More (1745-1833) used her pen and her literary talents to promote four main...Records and researchThe 1922 Wilmcote railway accident: 100 years onThursday 24 March 2022You probably won’t have heard of Edward Sherwood, Lewis Washburn, George Booker or William... « 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 114 »