...over ‘fake news’ which makes working to establish trust in an archive (especially a digital one) all the more important. Who said: ‘It is a capital mistake to theorize before...
...his deputy “scratching and abusing them” and taking Breres’ hat and sword. Breres tried to explain to Harbert several times about the warrant he was charged to deliver but Harbert...
...Directory as Indian rubber manufacturers. They produced India-rubber valves and also hose pipes for the fire brigade! A detail of Tuck & Co. from the Farmer collection c.1905 The Central...
...died on 21 May 1471, according to a contemporary chronicle of the time, called the Historie of the arrivall of Edward IV, upon hearing the news of his son’s death....
...artist whose works frequently featured in Punch Magazine. You can read our blog about Harry Furniss at https://archives.blog.parliament.uk/2018/03/01/the-wonderful-world-of-harry-furness/ The other part of the exhibit features the beautifully detailed cartoons of...
...cutting of a new river navigation or canal. Historians have often asked how the unrepresentative parliament was able to satisfy the demands of a rapidly changing society before the parliamentary...
...Realm. Land needed for the cutting of a new canal at Exeter could be taken on payment of compensation, the suggested price of 20 years’ purchase (20 times the annual...
...the collection to its new home at The National Archives in Kew. This blog will describe the processes and people involved in what has been a huge undertaking to help...
...further investigation was necessary. Arun's case was then referred to the House of Lords Committee for Privileges in May 1938. He produced a new petition addressed to the Lords, setting...
...Legion’. The British Legion was established to care for those who had suffered either financially or with their health because of military service during the First World War and to...
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