Tag: State Papers Records and researchCatalogued: The State Papers of George IIITuesday 24 October 2023Dedicated volunteers have described 2,749 items from the years 1760 to 1783. What did they find?...Records and researchThe King, the Queen, the Ambassador and the PiratesFriday 6 May 2022There’s buried treasure in the dry sands of SP 32 – State Papers William...Records and researchJeannie Cameron and the case of the three JennysWednesday 16 March 2022To coincide with March’s Women’s History Month, I highlight records associated with a somewhat...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 researchThe Jacobite Earl of Mar: A double agent?Tuesday 19 October 2021A previously overlooked document among State Papers in The National Archives may have the...Archives and archivistsMatthew De Renzi: Digging into the sourcesWednesday 31 March 2021I applied for a placement at The National Archives to learn how to find...Records and researchWalter Raleigh’s execution and its afterlife through archivesWednesday 24 October 2018Ask people about Walter Raleigh and they’ll probably think, if not of a bicycle,...Behind the scenesTracking the Tudors: a special event for studentsMonday 5 March 2018On Monday 26 February The National Archives welcomed sixth form students from a number of...Behind the scenesVibrant Venice in the archivesThursday 11 February 2016We explore the conservation of a selection of Venetian illuminated manuscripts:…...Records and researchThe Battle of Kringen, 1612: uncovering an obscure Norwegian conflictMonday 5 October 2015I was travelling through the town of Otta, about halfway on the route between...
