Tag: 20sPeople Records and researchImproving the nation’s stock for ‘Great and Greater Britain’: Eugenics in the 1920sWednesday 30 March 2022The practice of eugenics - that is, selectively encouraging people with what are perceived...Records and researchFamily planning in the 1920s: Marie Stopes and the ‘wise precaution of delay’Tuesday 29 March 2022was published. Aimed at married couples, it became an instant bestseller and went through...Records and researchThe 1922 Wilmcote railway accident: 100 years onThursday 24 March 2022You probably won’t have heard of Edward Sherwood, Lewis Washburn, George Booker or William...Records and researchLGBTQ+ lives through the censusMonday 28 February 2022Families come in all shapes and sizes. Same-sex couples now have the right to...Records and research‘A vast window display’: The British Empire Exhibition of 1924-5Tuesday 22 February 2022In 1924 an exhibition was held at Wembley Park in London, which aimed to...Records and researchImagining Empire in the 1920s: Posters of the Empire Marketing BoardTuesday 15 February 2022If you found yourself walking on Charing Cross Road on New Year’s Day in...Records and researchInvestigating the strange disappearance of Mrs Agatha ChristieFriday 11 February 2022On the evening of Friday 3 December 1926, Agatha Christie left her home in...Behind the scenesThe 1920s and all that jazzWednesday 2 February 2022Britain had been affected profoundly by the First World War, both socially and economically,...Records and researchThen and now: The People’s Palace in the 20sTuesday 1 February 2022During lockdown in 2020, archive volunteers at Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) were able to...Records and researchArthur Freethy, Ossulston Estate and slum clearance in the 1920sTuesday 25 January 2022Following the First World War, the British government was increasingly concerned about the health...Records and researchTop tips for researching the history of your houseThursday 6 January 2022Researching the history of houses can be a fascinating journey into the past. In...Records and research20sPeople: Rehabilitation of disabled First World War Servicemen – The Enham Village CentreMonday 13 December 2021Over one million British men were disabled by disease or injury as a result... « 1 2 3 »