Category: Records and research Records and researchChinese Labour Corps on the Western FrontWednesday 18 January 2017As the First World War progressed, the need for more manpower became acutely problematic…......Records and researchYoung, British and black: opposing race discriminationTuesday 10 January 2017On 15 September 1973 Lorne Horsford was refused entry to the Mecca Palais dance hall…...Records and researchThe murder of RasputinFriday 30 December 2016Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was murdered on this day 100 years ago in Petrograd…...Records and researchFiles from 1989 and 1990: Kuwait, condolences and acid houseFriday 30 December 2016Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet files from 1989 and 1990 have been released today...Records and researchBritish diplomats on Castro, 1953-1959: mystery manThursday 22 December 2016I will present the British diplomatic service's view of Fidel Castro during the 1950s,...Records and researchSix Wives in the archives: Howard’s endWednesday 21 December 2016Take a closer look at documents relating to Katherine Howard’s relationships and the reaction...Records and researchFlying in the face of technology?Monday 19 December 2016I was surprised to find a file hiding in the Admiralty records showing the...Records and researchOpus Anglicanum: medieval embroidery and fashionFriday 16 December 2016We take a closer look at the V&A's exhibition and introduce some of our...Records and researchEdwardian place and society: the Valuation Office surveyThursday 15 December 2016An original contemporary source helps us understand how people from a wide cross-section of...Records and researchSix Wives in the archives: the trial of Anne BoleynWednesday 14 December 2016It is undeniable that, out of all of Henry VIII’s six wives, Anne Boleyn...Records and researchHow to trace your criminal ancestorsTuesday 13 December 2016Criminal records are some of the richest sources available for family historians - here...Records and researchA Graphic War and our recordsMonday 12 December 2016'A Graphic War', an exciting display of sculptures by artist Ian Kirkpatrick, explores the... « 1 … 60 61 62 63 64 … 114 »