Category: Records and research Records and researchOperations which didn’t happen (part 1): British participation in the invasion of Japan, 1945Tuesday 11 August 2020Had the atomic bombs not been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, resulting in the...Records and researchDepicting Japan in British propaganda of the Second World WarMonday 10 August 2020In the first few years of the Second World War, Britons’ knowledge of and...Records and researchA celebration of cats: The creative brilliance of artist Louis WainSaturday 8 August 2020Louis Wain was an artist who achieved great fame and success in the late...Records and researchThe defence and loss of Crete, 1940-1941 (Part 2)Friday 7 August 2020The Germans planned to lead the invasion of Crete with their airborne troops, with...Records and researchThe defence and loss of Crete, 1940-1941 (Part 1)Thursday 6 August 2020In 1940 Britain began to take an interest in using Crete as a military...Archives and archivistsExploring the possibilities of citizen research and heritage dataTuesday 28 July 2020A timely new research project, led by The National Archives, is examining the ways...Records and researchDancing With Love: A dance project inspired by letters of love, loss and longingMonday 27 July 2020It is striking how most of the themes and emotions, from heartache to love...Records and researchArchives and agency: Sex work and the stateWednesday 22 July 2020Within the records of government, sex workers lack agency. As with most of our...Records and researchThe voyage of HMS Dolphin: The first Europeans on TahitiTuesday 21 July 2020The end of the Seven Years War in 1763 saw a revitalisation of British...Records and researchThe Royal Naval inspiration behind Jane Austen’s workSaturday 18 July 2020Leading up to the 203rd anniversary of Jane Austen’s death in 1817, I have...Records and researchReclaiming the records: Sex work and the stateThursday 16 July 2020The state has had a long, complex and largely negative relationship with sex workers...Records and researchIn Their Own Write: Three million words!Friday 26 June 2020In Their Own Write is an ambitious research project which is uncovering the voice... « 1 … 27 28 29 30 31 … 114 »