Category: Records and research Records and research‘Decided to cancel at last minute to save snarl from Uncle Joe’: How VE Day became VE DayFriday 8 May 2020Friday 8 May marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day –...Records and researchWhy was Mrs Churchill in Moscow on VE Day?Thursday 7 May 2020Seventy-five years on, as we reflect on images of Britain’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill,...Records and researchLove dividedThursday 7 May 2020Today, as we write this blog, people across the world have been separated, in...Records and researchPetitioning for love: ‘The grief we have suffered no tongue can tell’Wednesday 6 May 2020In 1829, John Travwicks, described as ‘a quiet inoffensive man’, was sentenced to transportation...Records and researchDr James Barry: The importance of archival discoveriesTuesday 5 May 2020Finding documents in the archives that relate to trans or gender non-conforming people from...Records and researchMaps in the Drawing RoomMonday 4 May 2020Military map surveyors and the early history of the Ordnance Survey have long been...Records and researchLetters of Note: Preparing the Prize Papers for digitisationThursday 30 April 2020Digitisation improves access to The National Archives’ rich collections. It is vital for opening...Records and researchThe Applications of Probability to Cryptography (Part 1)Friday 24 April 2020‘The Applications of Probability to Cryptography’ is a paper written by Alan Turing released...Records and researchDisappointed and forbidden loveThursday 23 April 2020A lovestruck medieval clerk writing out romantic lyrics as he daydreams. A gay man...Records and researchJohn Thomson: Victorian pioneer of photojournalismFriday 17 April 2020The copyright records held at The National Archives are a fantastic source for the...Behind the scenesExploring our family history resourcesThursday 16 April 2020The documents in our collection can play a vital role in piecing together your...Records and researchWar at Sea: Privateers and Prize PapersTuesday 14 April 2020When I think of war at sea, my mind turns to images of Trafalgar... « 1 … 31 32 33 34 35 … 114 »