Tag: First world war Records and researchTell Them Of Us: the story behind the filmTuesday 12 January 2016My great uncle, Robert Ashley Crowder, is one of the five names on the...Records and researchThe evacuation of Gallipoli: studying Cabinet Office recordsThursday 7 January 2016The Gallipoli landings, their failure, and the subsequent evacuation of the peninsula are often referred...Records and researchDear diary, with Christmas wishes in wartimeWednesday 23 December 2015Christmas is fast approaching; excitement is building as food and last-minute presents are bought....Records and researchDodgy dealings with the ‘merchant of death’Monday 21 December 2015An international arms dealer known by the universal nickname of Zedzed. Corrupt payments seeking...Records and researchWar letters from Great Western Railway workersWednesday 16 December 2015As temperatures drop and preparations for Christmas mount, we cast our thoughts 100 winters...Records and researchTogoland and the First World WarTuesday 15 December 2015This post looks at the conflict in Togoland during the First World War, and...Records and researchShips, trains, submarines and the element of surpriseThursday 10 December 2015Having worked at The National Archives for some time now, I have come to realise...Archives and archivistsWriting letters, making boxes: creative responses to archivesWednesday 9 December 2015When Indian troops first arrived in France from the end of September 1914, they...Records and researchWhat’s in a name?Wednesday 2 December 2015Working on the Traces through Time project has meant spending many months staring at...Records and researchFirst World War conscription: An ethical battlegroundFriday 27 November 2015Just over a year into the First World War it became clear that more...Behind the scenesDecking the shop with tinsel – are we ready for Christmas?Tuesday 10 November 2015I am just back from visiting my mother in New Zealand. I would say...Records and research‘Fair international reasoning’Friday 16 October 2015In my last blog, I mentioned antiquities discovered in Samarra that became the centre... « 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 22 »