Tag: Military history Records and researchFastolf not ‘Falstaff’: the soldier behind Shakespeare’s mythWednesday 4 May 2016The Falstaff of Shakespeare’s plays bears little resemblance to what we understand of the...Records and researchSurviving the 17th century: the widowed and the fatherlessMonday 14 March 2016Exploring the lives of women widowed in the English Civil Wars and Anglo-Dutch Wars…......Records and researchSir Hugh John: an ideal 15th century knight?Friday 18 December 2015It is amazing how a quiet afternoon at The National Archives can provide an...Records and researchCelebrating 350 years of historyFriday 6 November 2015On 7 November 2015 The London Gazette celebrates its 350 year anniversary as the...Records and researchTwickenham to Tanganyika: an extraordinary naval expeditionWednesday 30 September 2015It is sometimes said that truth is stranger than fiction, a maxim which undoubtedly...Records and researchA baptism of fire, steel and stone: Henry V’s army and the siege of HarfleurTuesday 22 September 2015French fishermen casting their nets in the open sea off the Normandy coast on...Archives and archivistsSurvey of new archive collections is LIVEThursday 25 June 2015Last month I posted a blog about Accessions to Repositories, our annual survey which collects information from... « 1 2