Category: Records and research Records and researchNewfoundland and the SommeFriday 1 July 2016To mark the centenary of the Somme Offensive we will be producing a series...Records and researchSaxhorns and serpentcleides: a history of musical instrumentsThursday 30 June 2016Our records show how well-known musical instrument makers and skilled amateurs designed and improved...Records and research1716: The year of the MacGregorWednesday 29 June 20161716 was a momentous year for Robert MacGregor: he was outlawed on 30 June,...Records and researchPocahontas in London, 1616-17Tuesday 28 June 2016This month sees the 400th anniversary of the visit of Pocahontas, the Algonquian Indian...Records and researchWomen in engineering in the First World WarThursday 23 June 2016For National Women in Engineering Day, we aim to highlight some of the achievements...Records and researchKaiser Wilhelm and the curious pyjama incidentsMonday 20 June 2016Wilhelm’s contemporaries had trouble judging his character - including his fondness for practical jokes...Records and researchMeeting Grace O’Malley, Ireland’s pirate queenThursday 16 June 2016There are many surprising finds when you peer into the annals of piracy -...Records and researchDigging, damage and display: wartime archaeology in LibyaMonday 13 June 2016British military personnel were very interested in the ancient history of Libya – soldiers...Records and researchThe bureaucats at the heart of governmentTuesday 7 June 2016Since the 1800s there has been a group of government employees given free range...Records and researchPost-war playtime: Mettoy and Corgi ToysThursday 26 May 2016During the 20th century, the UK was home to the major manufacturers of miniature...Records and researchThe sound of leather on willowThursday 26 May 2016Today’s blog – the latest in our series of First World War Military Service...Records and researchKidnapped to order: child actors in Shakespeare’s dayThursday 12 May 2016Exploring some of the more extreme methods children’s companies went to in order to... « 1 … 65 66 67 68 69 … 114 »