Category: Records and research Records and researchThe birth of council housingTuesday 31 March 2020‘Deficiency of housing accommodation is one of the most prolific causes of industrial unrest.’...Records and researchProject WO 416: Private enterpriseTuesday 24 March 2020The night of 24-25 March 2020 marks the 76th anniversary of the real Great Escape...Records and researchA rough deal for Captain KiddTuesday 3 March 2020In 1695, William Kidd concocted a plan to travel to London to acquire a royal...Records and researchBillie’s Club: Queer club culture in 1930s LondonTuesday 25 February 2020Billie’s Club, run by club proprietor Billie Joyce, was located on 6 Little Denmark...Records and researchBlue skies and warmer climes: A journey into the ADM 344 seriesThursday 20 February 2020It is human nature at this time of year, when seemingly under an unbroken...Records and researchOut of the Archives: Classified adverts at the Royal Vauxhall TavernWednesday 12 February 2020On the 23rd November 2019, The National Archives and Bishopsgate Institute took over the Royal...Records and research‘What went wrong on Poland’: Reconsidering the legacy of the Yalta AgreementMonday 10 February 2020In 1985, at the height of the Thatcher era, officials in the Foreign and...Records and researchThe Shim Sham Club: ‘London’s miniature Harlem’Wednesday 5 February 2020Queer club culture in the 1930s was vibrant and varied, especially in the growing...Records and researchResist: Black Power in the courtroomThursday 30 January 2020In 1965 Britain passed the Race Relations Act, making it illegal to refuse service...Records and researchWar behind the wire: The story of allied civilians in occupied Europe during the Second World WarFriday 24 January 2020On 16 January 2018 I wrote an introductory blog on the project to catalogue...Records and researchReform: Violence and the struggle for suffrageThursday 23 January 2020The campaign for women’s suffrage is often characterised by its militant factions and leaders...Records and researchRevolt: The story of England’s first protestThursday 16 January 2020In 1990, a march in protest of the government’s Poll Tax turned violent as... « 1 … 33 34 35 36 37 … 115 »