Category: Records and research Records and researchDoodlebugFriday 13 June 2014The bombing of British towns and cities during the Second World War was far...Records and researchNelson Mandela: life imprisonment 12 June 1964Thursday 12 June 2014Today is the 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela being sentenced to life imprisonment. At...Records and researchThe World Cup: more than just footballThursday 12 June 2014The World Cup is an event that excites the footballing world. The English press...Records and researchDisturbing the ground: a Normandy landingFriday 6 June 2014The plan of attack was to hit the long distance footpath, the GR 223,...Records and researchPolitics, Egyptology and revolutionMonday 2 June 2014In May 1919, the British government decided to send a Special Mission headed by...Records and researchFlixborough, 1 June 1974Friday 30 May 20141 June is the 40th anniversary of the Flixborough disaster, an explosion at a...Records and researchTales from the Special Operations Executive: Operation RemorseThursday 29 May 2014It was ‘the biggest currency black market in history’, a secret operation under the...Records and researchMapped with a purposeWednesday 21 May 2014A few years ago, a colleague asked me for help in finding a map....Behind the scenesThe best of FriendsFriday 16 May 2014The National Archives – full of national treasures, and a national treasure itself. The...Records and researchThe World Cup: considering a boycott in 1982Monday 12 May 2014Many people’s memories of the 1982 football World Cup in Spain might centre on...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: thinking of youFriday 9 May 2014My First World War soldier is my great-great uncle. Although he is not a blood...Records and researchArchiving social mediaThursday 8 May 2014Our social media archive has been released today, as a collaborative effort between The National... « 1 … 88 89 90 91 92 … 114 »