Category: Records and research Records and researchTransgender visibility in our collectionsThursday 31 March 2016We highlight transgender histories you can find in a government archive, to increase the...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: on the home front in Essex and SuffolkWednesday 30 March 2016I was surprised to discover that my great-grandfather served in the forces; it had...Records and researchThe Women’s Land Army in eight documentsThursday 24 March 2016We have a vast collection of documents about the Women’s Land Army, including a...Behind the scenesWax, cord and ink: the materiality of recordsTuesday 22 March 2016We are only starting to scratch the surface of what the materials in our...Archives and archivistsRare books from The National Archives’ LibraryFriday 18 March 2016We highlight four items from our rare books collection, and the stories connected with...Records and researchCare and Comfort at The National ArchivesThursday 17 March 2016A project exploring the endearing and poignant gifts between loved ones during war…...Records and researchCoroners’ inquest recordsTuesday 15 March 2016The office of coroner was formalised in 1194, to consider the circumstances of sudden...Records and researchSurviving the 17th century: the widowed and the fatherlessMonday 14 March 2016Exploring the lives of women widowed in the English Civil Wars and Anglo-Dutch Wars…......Records and researchShakespeare’s daughters and female inheritanceFriday 11 March 2016Legacy was a major concern for Shakespeare - he seems to have had the...Records and researchDecision time: Military Service Tribunals 100 years onThursday 10 March 2016We look at how Military Service Tribunals worked, and the sensitive cases brought before...Records and researchHarold Wilson’s resignation, 16 March 1976Wednesday 9 March 2016On 16 March 1976 Harold Wilson caused a political sensation when he announced he...Records and researchMy Tommy and Hetty’s War: the show must go onFriday 4 March 2016This is the tale of two Londoners, my great grandparents, and their part in... « 1 … 67 68 69 70 71 … 114 »