Category: Records and research Records and researchBattle of the AncreFriday 18 November 2016This is the last in our series of blogs marking the contribution of Commonwealth...Records and researchThe hospital ship BritannicWednesday 16 November 2016We explore the sinking of the hospital ship Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic,...Records and researchThe beginnings of the Iraq MuseumTuesday 15 November 2016A new museum has opened in Basra - this took me back to the...Records and researchBeyond shell shockFriday 11 November 2016On the afternoon of 21 October, we held an event exploring the theme 'Beyond...Records and researchElizabeth I’s monarchy: rule of a ‘weak and feeble’ woman?Tuesday 1 November 2016A new online collection offers unprecedented and extensive access to Elizabeth I in her...Records and researchIs this the face of William Shakespeare?Thursday 27 October 2016The portrait shows a balding man, rather askew of eye, wearing a white lace...Archives and archivistsArchives: seeking memories, making meaning, creative practiceMonday 24 October 2016I came to the archive to seek out fabrics in a place often perceived...Records and researchSir Maurice Hankey and the birth of modern governmentWednesday 19 October 2016Almost 100 years ago, there was a revolution in government: the first official record...Archives and archivistsKing John and recordkeepingTuesday 18 October 2016Even a failure of a monarch has to have good points – and if...Records and researchSpies in the Baltic: the unknown scandalMonday 17 October 2016A scandal involving a general, a leading naval officer and a communist actress rocked...Records and researchThe dissolution of the pasties: GBBO’S Tudor WeekWednesday 12 October 2016It’s Tudor Week on The Great British Bake Off tonight - so I've delved...Records and researchSeals, my miniature window into the pastWednesday 12 October 2016I had no idea I would find what must be one of the earliest... « 1 … 62 63 64 65 66 … 115 »