Tag: Queen victoria Records and researchJohn Thomson: Victorian pioneer of photojournalismFriday 17 April 2020The copyright records held at The National Archives are a fantastic source for the...Records and researchRoyal weddings in history: Prince, Earl and DukeFriday 30 March 2018No other monarch has, arguably, had a bigger impact on the thrones of Europe...Behind the scenesFood for thought: eating with Queen Victoria and Mrs BeetonTuesday 20 June 2017'Human lives are marked out in meals,' observes food historian Annie Gray…...Behind the scenesQueens in fact and fictionTuesday 8 November 2016Fresh from watching the ITV series Victoria, I am minded to explore the lives...Records and researchA coronation to remember: the price of crowning VictoriaWednesday 15 July 2015Last week two students, Bushra and Joshua, visited The National Archives for their Lord...Records and researchDeath of a PrinceMonday 27 October 2014On 27 October 1914 at Zonnebeke in the Ypres Salient, Prince Maurice of Battenberg,...Records and researchPrincess Beatrice of BattenbergWednesday 5 December 2012With royal succession in the news, I find myself reminded of the life of...Behind the scenesHow a conservator helped uncover Jubilee recordsThursday 31 May 2012Following the launch of The National Archives’ new online exhibition ‘To Her Most Excellent...