Category: Records and research Records and researchUnexpected findings: 100 years of cultural exchangeWednesday 30 November 2016This blog offers a glimpse into some extraordinary finds among the design records at...Records and researchExplore Sir Geoffrey Howe’s Private Office papersFriday 25 November 2016Today a new series of records is released which give us a new perspective...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... « 1 … 62 63 64 65 66 … 115 »