Category: Records and research Records and researchThe Battle of Vimy Ridge: memorialisationWednesday 19 April 2017In the days following the battle, headlines proclaimed that Canada’s soldiers had captured an...Records and researchBritain’s secret war against the SovietsWednesday 19 April 2017Letters written by two young men give an extraordinary personal perspective on a forgotten...Records and researchWhat’s in a place?Tuesday 18 April 2017I feel comfortable with the idea of pointing to London on a map. I...Records and researchPeter Vannes, Henry VIII and early modern marriageThursday 13 April 2017Peter Vannes was central to divorce negotiations on behalf of Henry VIII, but he...Records and researchAnatomy of a disaster: the Bombay Docks ExplosionThursday 13 April 2017On Friday 14 April 1944, explosions in Victoria Dock killed over 740 people and...Records and researchThe Battle of Vimy Ridge: the assaultWednesday 12 April 2017This blog continues our series commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Arras. The...Records and researchPaddy Costello: Soviet spy or political intellectual?Tuesday 11 April 2017Costello was an academic, soldier and diplomat, who remains as controversial now as he...Records and research17th century Japan through English eyesMonday 10 April 2017Scorsese’s Silence lifts the lid on a forgotten aspect of history: when European trade...Records and researchTill death do us part? Divorce in medieval EnglandThursday 6 April 2017There were actually only a very small number of divorce cases in medieval England...Records and researchThe Battle of Vimy Ridge: preparationsThursday 6 April 2017This blog continues our series commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge....Records and researchThe Glubb Pasha papers: a precarious existenceTuesday 4 April 2017Historical documents are precious, but their existence can be precarious. This was emphasised when...Records and researchThe Battle of Vimy Ridge: the Canadian Corps and its preparationsMonday 3 April 2017This blog continues our series commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.... « 1 … 57 58 59 60 61 … 114 »