Category: Records and research 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...Records and researchPlaying cards captured at sea: Prize Papers of L’Aimable JulieWednesday 24 March 2021Some of The National Archives’ most striking visual records are found in the most...Records and researchThe suffrage ‘choose your own adventure’ thread: Fact or fiction?Tuesday 23 March 2021Inspired by the recent ‘choose your own adventure’ threads of other organisations, we set...Records and researchMaking the census happenWednesday 17 March 2021Over the years, the census and its systems have changed and evolved. From the...Records and researchYour Irish rootsTuesday 16 March 2021There is no doubt that family ties have been stronger than ever in this... « 1 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 114 »