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Science and sustainability Sep 16, 2011

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Science and sustainability in cultural heritage: building a resilient future for The National Archives.

The Berlin Wall 1961: the construction 50 years on Sep 09, 2011

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The National Archives’ Karim Hussain discusses the circumstances which brought about the construction of the Berlin wall, what it meant for Germany and the crisis it precipitated in the context of the Cold War.

Railways and the mobilisation for war in 1914 Aug 30, 2011

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The historian A.J.P Taylor, considering the events of 1914, once argued: 'The First World War had begun - imposed on the statesmen of Europe by railway timetables.

MI5 file release August 2011 Aug 26, 2011

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Professor Christopher Andrew introduces the 27th Security Service records release containing 171 files, bringing the total number of Security Service records at The National Archives to more than 4,896.

Time travel: a journey through the timetables of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1860-1901 Aug 19, 2011

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A look beyond the day-to-day purpose of railway timetables, to consider how they reveal changes to mobility in the 19th century.

Galaxy Zoo and old weather: exploring the potential of citizen science Aug 12, 2011

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A discussion on the potential of citizen science and 'crowdsourcing' for large digital collections.

Morale, morality and the Liverpool Blitz Aug 05, 2011

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Documents from The National Archives and elsewhere are used to reveal the steps that the wartime government took to measure the morale of residents facing some of the heaviest bombing of the Second World War.

The Land Tax 1692- 1963 Aug 01, 2011

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Mark Pearsall looks at the operation of the land tax, redemption, and the work of the Land Tax Redemption Office and its surviving records in series IR 20 to IR 25.

Nineteenth century soldiers: getting the most from online resources Jul 15, 2011

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An explanation of the intricacies of soldiers' service records online, in record series WO 97.

The battle of Towton - a 550-year retrospective Jul 15, 2011

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This talk introduces the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses, described as 'The largest, longest, bloodiest and most murderous battle ever fought in Britain'.

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