Category: Records and research Records and research‘Compassing and imagining’: Magic and civil warThursday 19 January 2023Magic (to the medieval mind at least) could be used to produce real-world effects...Records and research‘Compassing and imagining’: Treasonous wordsThursday 12 January 2023The crime of high treason, as first defined in law in 1352 and still...Records and researchIntersectional queer lives on the 1921 CensusWednesday 11 January 2023Queer lives on the census are a minority, even more so when combined with...Records and researchWhat is a coheiress? Manors, moieties and English inheritance lawTuesday 10 January 2023As any Downton Abbey fan will know, the Dowager Countess of Grantham is a...Records and researchStories from home and abroad in the Cabinet Office file releaseFriday 30 December 2022Today, we have released almost 600 Cabinet Office files covering Tony Blair’s Labour administration...Records and researchBeautifully wrapped in silk: Medieval seal bags unravelledThursday 22 December 2022The festive season is often filled with wonder and excitement. Presents bought for loved...Records and researchHidden in plain sight: Finding working-class women in The National ArchivesWednesday 21 December 2022Archival records are a window to the past quite unlike any other. Their ability...Records and researchThe spirit of invention in the Victorian homeTuesday 20 December 2022The Victorian era was an amazing time for inventive activity. Advances in technology, science...Records and researchEscape to the country: A rural queer network in Kent and SussexThursday 15 December 2022This blog post is part of 20sStreets, in which we explore local history stories in...Records and researchThe story of HMT Empire Windrush (1930–1954)Thursday 15 December 2022Next June will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush...Records and researchConstance Markievicz and the 1918 General ElectionWednesday 14 December 2022The 1918 General Election saw 17 women across the political spectrum stand for Parliament...Records and researchRemembering the Oaks Colliery Disaster of 12 and 13 December, 1866Tuesday 13 December 2022For anyone with mining ancestors or connection to the mining industry, the anniversary of... « 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 114 »