Category: Records and research 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....Records and researchEthel Gordon Fenwick: The story of the first State Registered NurseWednesday 12 May 2021On 23 December 1919, after decades of campaigning, the Nurses Registration Act was passed,...Records and research5 May 1821: ‘Napoleon is no more’Wednesday 5 May 2021200 years ago, on 5 May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, former Emperor of the French,...Records and research‘I need never have known existence’: Radclyffe Hall and LGBTQ+ visibilityThursday 29 April 2021The life and published works of British author Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943) were hugely influential...Records and researchAn examination of witches in the 17th centuryThursday 8 April 2021On 29 June 1634 the Privy Council wrote to Alexander Baker and William Clowes,...Records and researchConstance Markievicz: 1916 and beyondWednesday 7 April 2021In my previous post, Constance Markievicz: The making of a rebel Countess, I explored...Records and researchConstance Markievicz: The making of a rebel CountessFriday 2 April 2021Did you know that Nancy Astor (1879-1964) was not the first woman elected to...Records and researchSir Robert Walpole: Britain’s first Prime MinisterThursday 1 April 2021On 3 April 1721, Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) became the First Lord of the...Records and researchA parting as of brothers: Bangladesh at 50Friday 26 March 2021Before returning home to take up his new role, Mujibur Rehman, the first leader... « 1 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 114 »