Tag: British empire Records and researchA Magna Carta for refugeesWednesday 28 July 2021The 28th of July 2021 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations’ 1951...Records and researchFrom Yemen to Yorkshire: Using mixed methods to investigate migrationFriday 21 May 2021The Yemeni community forms a small but important part of Sheffield’s population, with most...Records and researchW E B Du Bois: Letter to LondonThursday 29 October 2020In May 1921 W E B Du Bois wrote to Winston Churchill, then Secretary...Records and researchRemembering the past, growing the future: The story of the Pakistani community in WakefieldFriday 9 August 2019The 100th anniversary of the First World War has been noted for the way...Archives and archivistsKeeper’s Gallery: Newfoundland – Empire in the First World WarTuesday 7 July 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display highlighting Newfoundland during the First World War....Records and researchMr Johnston’s imaginationWednesday 2 January 2013Some of The National Archives’ most interesting maps are not kept as separate flat,...Records and researchA sticky situation: The Christmas pudding palaver of 1952Thursday 20 December 2012With an array of different Christmas puddings now available, you probably didn’t have any...Records and researchMaybe it’s because I’m a LondonerWednesday 31 October 2012One of the many legacies of the United Kingdom’s colonial past is the number...Records and researchUK Government – did we rule the Empire with 4,000 civil servants?Wednesday 1 August 2012I was interested in some of the wider questions that were raised over the...
