Category: Records and research Records and researchFrom airhead to Top Gun: researching Second World War RAF pilotsThursday 28 August 2014We often get readers coming into The National Archives wanting to find information about their...Records and researchCoffin handles and cricket belts: registered designs down underTuesday 26 August 2014It’s always interesting and often surprising to find out how our records are being...Records and researchThe day the White House burnedTuesday 26 August 2014On 24 August 1814, British troops under the command of Major-General Robert Ross captured...Records and research‘Paris fights today so that France can speak tomorrow’Monday 25 August 2014If you’ve ever been to Paris, you may, as most people do, have missed...Records and research100 years since the Battle of MonsFriday 22 August 2014‘The morning of Sunday the 23rd broke in mist and rain, which about 10 a.m....Records and researchMeeting the GradeFriday 15 August 2014Recently, I put in an Freedom of Information (FOI) request to review a couple...Records and researchDiscovery – bigger, bolder and better!Thursday 14 August 2014In my last blog post I told you about the work we have been...Records and researchLeftie, gibble fisted and dolly pawedWednesday 13 August 2014I’m a southpaw, a leftie, gibble fisted and dolly pawed, to name just a...Records and researchMotoring towards liberationMonday 11 August 2014One of the best things about working at The National Archives is stumbling across...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: the Treaty of VersaillesThursday 7 August 2014This is a new series of blog posts on The Keeper’s Gallery, the onsite exhibition...Records and research@UnitWarDiaries: Live-tweeting the First World WarThursday 7 August 2014August 7 marks the anniversary of the first embarkations of ‘advanced parties’ of the British...Records and researchTheatre of war: the drama of the Special Operations ExecutiveWednesday 6 August 2014It’s a bit glib to say so, but in some ways the Special Operations... « 1 … 86 87 88 89 90 … 115 »