Tag: Wills Behind the scenesSacrifices for loveFriday 22 May 2020What would you sacrifice for love? And who sacrifices more: those who have it all,...Behind the scenesExploring our family history resourcesThursday 16 April 2020The documents in our collection can play a vital role in piecing together your...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,...Behind the scenesTransforming The GazetteWednesday 6 June 2018When a bill is given royal assent, a company becomes incorporated, or a bankruptcy...Behind the scenesMachines reading the archive: handwritten text recognition softwareMonday 19 March 2018Any researcher who has used online newspaper archives, repositories of digitised books or even...Records and researchShakespeare’s daughters and female inheritanceFriday 11 March 2016Legacy was a major concern for Shakespeare - he seems to have had the...Records and researchThe death of Queen AnneFriday 1 August 2014This August marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Queen Anne, the last of...Records and research2014: A year of Shakespearean celebrationWednesday 23 April 2014‘I’ll be sworn ’tis true; he will weep you, an ’twere a man born...Records and researchIt’s not the document, it’s the informationWednesday 23 January 2013Researchers spend a lot of time looking for documents. In fact, they may spend...Records and researchTrainee Tuesday: We’re past the halfway markTuesday 27 November 2012So the Opening up Archives programme is in its eighth month – we’ve passed...Records and researchFraud, forgery and identity theft in the 1840sFriday 13 April 2012 Researchers and writers use documents from The National Archives a lot. You will...