Category: Records and research Records and researchLGBTQ+ history: the red rose of Colonel BarkerMonday 25 February 2019Stories of women ‘masquerading’ or cross-dressing in men’s clothing were widely reported by the...Records and researchA lot to be excited about – Admiralty Allotment RegistersFriday 22 February 2019Finding next-of-kin details for men who served in the Royal Navy and the Royal...Records and researchThe Lobster WarThursday 21 February 2019Diving deep in the archive, you can find some stories which really stand out....Archives and archivistsMedieval Church and State, and the nun who faked her own deathWednesday 20 February 2019In the high summer of 1318, a nun of the priory of St Clement...Records and researchLGBTQ+ history: Maud Allan and ‘unnatural practices among women’Thursday 14 February 2019It is safe to say that no lawsuit of modern times has attracted such...Records and researchJoin us to discuss seven centuries of Irish historyWednesday 13 February 2019Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 March 2019 Dominus Hibernie/Rex Hiberniae: pre-modern Ireland, 1200-1801 Tickets...Archives and archivistsThe Trial of Charles IWednesday 30 January 2019The execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 still arouses strong emotions in...Records and researchTrade marks: making their markWednesday 23 January 2019For hundreds of years, traders have put their particular marks or symbols on their...Managing informationSeal moulds: opening up the collection as never beforeTuesday 22 January 2019We hold an historic collection of moulds taken from our wax seals. Containing some 7,700...Records and researchSuspect bomb damage claims of the Second World WarThursday 10 January 2019Aubrey Wood of Woodross Estates submitted a claim to the War Damage Commission on...Behind the scenesOn the hook: hanging artworks in our repositoriesTuesday 8 January 2019In March 2016, The National Archives installed three double-sided bays of mesh-panelled, mobile art racking...Records and researchFestive foods from times gone byFriday 21 December 2018Personally, I eat food all year round – but at Christmas it feels as though... « 1 … 40 41 42 43 44 … 115 »