Tag: Bookshop Behind the scenesThe trials and tribulations of treasonFriday 2 December 2022The Act of Treason was first written into English law by Parliament in 1352,...Behind the scenesThe secrets of a manuscriptThursday 31 March 2022Over the many thousands of years on this planet, we have looked to unravel...Behind the scenesPrime Ministers, scandals and mysteries of No. 10 Downing StreetTuesday 18 May 2021Within the walls of No. 10 there have been some hardy, ambitious characters that...Behind the scenesRecommended reading: Forbidden loveTuesday 21 April 2020The National Archives exhibition With Love is currently closed but if you wish to...Behind the scenesHistory in the strangest thingsFriday 18 October 2019I know it is frightfully early to be thinking about your Christmas list but...Records and researchHow archives helped solve a family mysteryTuesday 8 October 2019Like many of us who find ourselves working at The National Archives, I have...Behind the scenesDressed in the past: the stories clothes tellThursday 1 August 2019Clothes are not just essential for warmth and modesty – they can be for so...Records and researchThe National Service: Buttons, boots and gleaming brassesFriday 5 July 2019After the Second World War in 1945, the young men of Britain were called...Behind the scenesThe saviour of the sewersWednesday 27 March 2019Thursday 28 March marks the bicentenary of the birth of Joseph Bazalgette – one of...Behind the scenesReading about the Great EscapeTuesday 26 February 2019During the Second World War, more than 100,000 British servicemen were captured by the Germans –...Behind the scenesRead about child evacuees in the Second World WarWednesday 9 January 2019One of my favourite books as a child was ‘The Lion, the Witch and...Behind the scenesPuzzled by Christmas? Some suggestions for giftsTuesday 4 December 2018Yes, it is December. Again. And we will be celebrating Christmas soon. On the... 1 2 3 … 5 »