How to mine The National Archives for writing fiction
Historian Dr Katherine Mair reveals how you can unlock a wealth of inspiration held within our...
Sean Creighton outlines the history of loan societies, drawing on material from The National...
Reckless, Rash and Repentant: Convicts Petitions for Mercy 1819-1858
A look at the pardoning process of the early 19th century, and some stories behind the petitions...
Hunting for Spies in The National Archives
In our first Writer of the Month talk, Times journalist Ben Macintyre talks about his latest book...
The Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensation
Audrey Collins tells the story of the crimes that shocked the nation in the 1840s, when a gang...
Tracing battalions or regiments of the British Army during the Great War
Listen to an introduction to the various records at The National Archives that can be used to...
Rawdon Brown and the Brown Archive in The National Archives
Dr John Law reveals the rich, but sadly under-explored resource of the Brown Archive - holding...
Where there's a will...: probate records for family history at The National Archives and beyond
This talk will look at PCC wills and other probate records at The National Archives and...
Lord Ashdown, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, discusses how the Cockleshell Heroes...
Geography, art and the sinking of the Mary Rose
This talk brings together Tudor art, geography, history and archaeology to better understand the...
An exploration of the countess of Shrewsbury, known as 'Bess of Hardwick', through a web of...
The scandalous case of John Vassall: sexuality, spying and the Civil Service
Mark Dunton examines evidence surrounding civil servant John Vassall, imprisoned for espionage....
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This talk will help you find out if your Huguenot ancestors fled religious persecution in the Low...
The strange journey of Edward Swarthye, an African in Elizabethan England: from the Spanish...
Morbidity and mortality on convict voyages to 19th century Australia
Exploring the impact of trans-oceanic forced removal on the health and well being of migrants....
Adlestrop: railways, poetry and the myths of 1914
A look at the facts behind Adlestrop, one of the nation's favourite poems, along with the...
Marjorie's War: four families and the Great War
The story of nine young men from four families who fought in all the major battles of the British...
Archives Sector: the Leadership Challenge
This talk will explain The National Archives vision for leadership of archives in England, review...
Tracing marriages; legal requirements and actual practice, 1700-1836
Based upon studies of thousands of couples, this podcast explains how, when and where people in...
Keeping it in the family: professional dynasties in 19th century England
This podcast demonstrates how online genealogical tools and social media generated by family...
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