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The Will Forgeries: a forgotten sensation Feb 08, 2013

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Audrey Collins tells the story of the crimes that shocked the nation in the 1840s, when a gang used identity theft and fraud to steal money from dormant accounts in the Bank of England.

Tracing battalions or regiments of the British Army during the Great War Feb 01, 2013

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Listen to an introduction to the various records at The National Archives that can be used to trace the experiences of individual Battalions or Regiments during The Great War.

Rawdon Brown and the Brown Archive in The National Archives Jan 25, 2013

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Dr John Law reveals the rich, but sadly under-explored resource of the Brown Archive - holding records of 19th century Venetian resident and expert Rawdon Brown.

Where there's a will...: probate records for family history at The National Archives and beyond Jan 18, 2013

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This talk will look at PCC wills and other probate records at The National Archives and elsewhere, providing an introduction to finding a will and identifying related records.

A Brilliant Little Operation: The full story of how the Cockleshell Heroes mounted the greatest raid of WW2 Jan 11, 2013

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Lord Ashdown, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, discusses how the Cockleshell Heroes mounted the greatest raid of the Second World War.

Geography, art and the sinking of the Mary Rose Jan 04, 2013

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This talk brings together Tudor art, geography, history and archaeology to better understand the sinking of the Mary Rose almost 500 years ago.

Bess of Hardwick Dec 21, 2012

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An exploration of the countess of Shrewsbury, known as 'Bess of Hardwick', through a web of correspondence.

The scandalous case of John Vassall: sexuality, spying and the Civil Service Dec 17, 2012

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Mark Dunton examines evidence surrounding civil servant John Vassall, imprisoned for espionage.

Tracing Huguenot ancestors Dec 14, 2012

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This talk will help you find out if your Huguenot ancestors fled religious persecution in the Low Countries or France between the 16th and 18th centuries.

The strange journey of Edward Swarthye, an African in Elizabethan England: from the Spanish Caribbean to rural Gloucestershire Dec 07, 2012

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The strange journey of Edward Swarthye, an African in Elizabethan England: from the Spanish Caribbean to rural Gloucestershire

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