Category: Records and research Records and researchSeeking protection from gas warfare in 1915Wednesday 16 September 2015‘Complexion here was an ashed blueish grey, the expression most anxious and distressed with...Records and researchEqual pay for equal work: female munitions workers in the First World WarThursday 10 September 2015In part one of our blog series on female munitions workers, my colleague Vicky detailed...Records and researchThe beginning of the London BlitzMonday 7 September 2015Air raids were one of the main strategies employed during the Second World War...Records and researchThe 1939 Register – when is a ‘census’ not a census?Friday 4 September 2015The declaration of war on Germany in September 1939 came as no great surprise....Records and research‘A floating Hell’: life on early 19th century convict hulksTuesday 1 September 2015Over the last few months I have introduced some of the convicts we have...Records and researchCarnival: bringing a ‘little bit of heaven’ to Notting HillFriday 28 August 2015The August bank holiday weekend is iconic as the weekend of Notting Hill Carnival...Records and researchThe First World War’s forgotten women: ANZAC girlThursday 27 August 2015‘I shall never forget the awful climb on hands & feet out of that...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: From the pits to the palace (part 2)Monday 24 August 2015The story of Private Hugh McIver VC MM and Bar Last month my blog...Archives and archivists‘The grandmother of us all’: the spy who recruited Philby?Friday 21 August 2015The latest batch of MI5 files have been released at The National Archives this...Records and researchHow three men saved countless lives: blood transfusion in the First World WarThursday 20 August 2015If we are in an accident or have an operation and lose blood, we...Records and researchPeaceful archaeologyWednesday 19 August 2015Last time, I blogged about the fate of antiquities and ancient monuments in times...Records and researchKeeper’s Gallery: Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1745Tuesday 18 August 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display highlighting the Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and... « 1 … 74 75 76 77 78 … 115 »