Category: Records and research Archives and archivists#WW1archives: we will remember themTuesday 11 November 2014As part of Explore Your Archive week, today we are marking Remembrance Day and...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: bravery in the ranksFriday 7 November 2014I would like to start by thanking my uncle David for his all help...Records and researchThe court martial of Rear-Admiral TroubridgeWednesday 5 November 2014From 5-9 November 1914, Rear-Admiral Ernest Charles Troubridge stood trial for: ‘from negligence or...Behind the scenesDramatising revolution: a new outreach projectTuesday 4 November 2014‘Revolution!’ It is 1917, and revolution stirs in Petrograd. Actually, it is a balmy...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: A trooper in YpresFriday 31 October 2014For today’s blog post, I would like to share the wartime experiences of my...Records and researchLetters from a grave new worldFriday 31 October 2014Halloween may traditionally be considered to be the time of the year when the...Records and researchHappy 350th anniversary Royal MarinesTuesday 28 October 2014Today marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Marines. It is an achievement that...Records and researchDeath of a PrinceMonday 27 October 2014On 27 October 1914 at Zonnebeke in the Ypres Salient, Prince Maurice of Battenberg,...Records and researchMy Tommy’s war: a history through photosFriday 24 October 2014I knew very little about my grandfather: Alfred Thomas Avis, 1884 -1936. When the...Records and researchSpies and scandals in MI5 filesFriday 24 October 2014Spies, scandal and Marxist historians. Not a combination that usually goes together, but today’s...Records and researchTelling Tommies’ talesTuesday 21 October 2014Today we’re breathing a happy sigh of relief, having sent our competition Telling Tommies’...Records and researchThe Hollywood battalion – part twoMonday 20 October 2014In the first part of this blog post we learnt that four well known... « 1 … 83 84 85 86 87 … 114 »