Category: Records and research Records and researchThe Ecclesiastical Census of 1851 volunteering projectMonday 7 June 2021As part of National Volunteers’ week, I’d like to celebrate with you the completion...Records and researchThe food here is terrible: Accounts of Merchant Seamen interned in the Second World WarSunday 6 June 2021The series BT 373 Merchant Seamen Prisoner of War Records, Second World War, comprises...Records and researchSir James Pennethorne and the Public Record OfficeThursday 3 June 2021James Pennethorne (1801-1871), 19th-century English classical architect, was born on 4 June 1801 in...Behind the scenesSigned, sealed and delivered’: Online learning with a SEND audienceMonday 31 May 2021Since January this year, Outreach at The National Archives have engaged with a vulnerable...Records and researchThe Lion and Unicorn Pavilion: Legacies of the 1951 Festival of BritainTuesday 25 May 2021If you had taken a walk along the south bank of London’s River Thames...Records and researchFrom Yemen to Yorkshire: Using mixed methods to investigate migrationFriday 21 May 2021The Yemeni community forms a small but important part of Sheffield’s population, with most...Records and researchAfter Troyes: Privy seal clerks in France and a letter for Thomas HoccleveFriday 21 May 2021When Henry V’s war machine trundled through France it was accompanied by a highly...Behind the scenesPrime Ministers, scandals and mysteries of No. 10 Downing StreetTuesday 18 May 2021Within the walls of No. 10 there have been some hardy, ambitious characters that...Records and researchHigh morals and low lifes: British cinema and the government after World War TwoTuesday 18 May 2021From papers and photographs to posters and maps, The National Archives’ collection contains over...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 2)Friday 14 May 2021So far (in my previous post), we have seen the influence of scientific reforms...Records and researchCounting the people: The census through timeThursday 13 May 2021This year, when you completed your 2021 census, you were participating in an ambitious,...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 1)Thursday 13 May 2021In the first half of 19th century, science was mostly about observing and collecting.... « 1 … 21 22 23 24 25 … 114 »