records and research

6 min read 2022-06-09 15:05:14

The burning of HMS Gaspee

On the afternoon of 9 June 1772, the Royal Navy schooner HMS Gaspee ran aground in Narragansett Bay, on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Unable

7 min read 2022-06-02 16:10:18

One of the great challenges for all kinds of history researchers is the way in which relevant archives, for the historical narratives we all want to

7 min read 2022-06-01 21:11:21

This year Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne. Her Majesty is the

6 min read 2022-06-01 15:06:53

To help celebrate National Volunteers’ Week, this is the latest in a series of blogs to promote the work of volunteers at The National Archives

8 min read 2022-05-30 15:00:20

The Victorian period saw the introduction of countless imaginative and bizarre electronic devices that promised to transform lives as theoretical

9 min read 2022-05-27 15:05:23

This blog article is part of the 20sPeople season – a season of exhibitions, activities and events from The National Archives that explores and

5 min read 2022-05-24 14:57:58

In anticipation for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, a booklet produced by the Welsh Tourist Board in 1969 declared: In this little country of

8 min read 2022-05-20 15:28:09

One of the repercussions of world events at present is the shortage of grain exports from Ukraine, which is contributing to the general increase in

4 min read 2022-05-19 15:00:03

This blog article is part of the 20sPeople season – a season of exhibitions, activities and events from The National Archives that explores and

8 min read 2022-05-16 23:24:58

The Merchant Navy Port Rotation Numbers project is a collaboration between Pete and Jan Owens of the Crew List Index Project (CLIP) and Peter

8 min read 2022-05-13 15:00:53

This blog article is part of the 20sPeople season – a season of exhibitions, activities and events from The National Archives that explores and

3 min read 2022-05-11 17:27:00

In 2022 Her Majesty The Queen celebrates a Platinum Jubilee, as the first British monarch to reach 70 years on the throne. To celebrate this

4 min read 2022-05-10 15:23:52

This blog article is part of the 20sPeople season – a season of exhibitions, activities and events from The National Archives that explores and

8 min read 2022-05-06 15:05:13

There’s buried treasure in the dry sands of SP 32 – State Papers William and Mary, which has just been catalogued by a team of volunteers. For

6 min read 2022-05-05 19:25:22

The release of a census always provides a wealth of research potential, and the 1921 Census is no different. The census has previously been a