Tag: Early modern Records and researchThe 17th century ghost and the fresh nightcapFriday 29 October 2021We’re used to finding stories of spooks (of the spying variety) in the archives,...Records and researchRichmond Park and the Georgian access controversyWednesday 23 June 2021Two hundred and sixty years ago, in the mid-summer of 1761, Richmond Park acquired...Records and researchLove dividedThursday 7 May 2020Today, as we write this blog, people across the world have been separated, in...Records and research‘Last term my rolls were painted very ill’: An early modern poem hidden among the records of the King’s BenchMonday 13 April 2020Hidden away in the King’s Bench plea roll for Trinity term 1627, however, is...Records and research‘Not of so merry cheer’: Falling sickness in the early modern periodThursday 12 December 2019Contemporary definitions, diagnoses and cures for the neurological condition commonly known as falling sickness...Archives and archivistsfoinsí Ghaeilge (Irish sources) at The National ArchivesMonday 20 May 2019It is a thoroughly unremarkable occurrence to see a letter in The National Archives...Archives and archivistsThe poignant last will and testament of Nicholas HilliardTuesday 30 April 2019Nicholas Hilliard – goldsmith, portrait painter, royal servant – was buried in St Martin-in-the-Fields,...Records and researchJoin us to discuss seven centuries of Irish historyWednesday 13 February 2019Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 March 2019 Dominus Hibernie/Rex Hiberniae: pre-modern Ireland, 1200-1801 Tickets...Records and researchA snowball fight in ConstantinopleWednesday 19 December 2018It looks as though, yet again, there is no prospect of a white Christmas...Records and research1618 and ‘The Great Confessional War’Wednesday 23 May 2018This year marks the 400th anniversary of the outbreak of one of the most...Records and researchThe Carleton Papers projectWednesday 28 March 2018Having been given an exciting opportunity to project manage the cataloguing of the Carleton Papers...Records and researchRoyal weddings in history: a Stuart ValentineFriday 16 March 2018As a contribution to our series of blogs on royal weddings, I have been... 1 2 3 »