Apr 25, 2024
It's often impossible to find direct accounts of poor people in the historical record, especially the further back you look. But an extraordinary collection containing thousands of letters written by people in poverty between 1834 and 1900 provides an insight into their lives.
In this episode, Chloe Lee speaks to...
Apr 22, 2024
In this episode, we examine a rare collection which contains thousands of letters written by people living in poverty between 1834 and 1900.
Feb 19, 2024
At The National Archives, we hold records that tell fascinating stories of real people who lived through the horrors of the Second World War.
In this episode, historians Will Butler, Ela Kaczmarska, and Roger Kershaw explore documents – some of them previously unseen by the public – that describe the experiences of...
Feb 15, 2024
In this episode, we explore unique documents held at The National Archives that tell the stories of prisoners of war and civilian internees held captive during the Second World War.