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  Art and captivity during the Second World War

  Creativity was an important outlet for many WWII prisoners of war. Our varied records show the role of art and artists in resistance and documentation.

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  Giorgia Tolfo

  Giorgia works in the Research Department, her role involves creating bridges between The National Archives collections and scholarly research.

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  An unusual royal gift to the poet Geoffrey Chaucer

  How do you reward a medieval poet? This document granted the author of the Canterbury Tales an unusual royal gift: a daily allowance of wine.

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  The 1888 matchgirls' strike

  In 1888, the women and girls employed by Bryant & May in the East End of London went out on strike. Why did these workers feel so driven to remove their labour?

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  How the first women's refuge enacted change in the UK

  The founding years of Chiswick Women’s Aid saw the opening of the world's first women's refuge, disputes with local government, and creating change in the UK.

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  A letter from the most powerful woman in Tudor England: Margaret Beaufort

  How did the founder of the Tudor dynasty reach and use her position of power?

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  Women in medieval deeds

  Women played a key role in medieval society but can sometimes be hard to find in written records. One place we find women is in deeds relating to land or money.

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  Roger Bushell and the 'Great Escape'

  Roger Bushell (1910–1944) was a pilot, prisoner of war (POW), and mastermind of the ‘Great Escape’ from Stalag Luft III in March 1944.

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  The land girls of the Women’s Land Army

  During war, thousands of women left towns and cities across the UK to join the Women’s Land Army. Our records provide a unique insight into their experiences.

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  'Fallen' women of the real Albert Square

  Who lived in the real Albert Square and what can their lives tell us about 19th-century London life?

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  Padej Kumlertsakul

  Padej is an Adviser for Overseas and Defence at The National Archives, specializing in East and Southeast Asia Military & Imperial history.

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  List of animals held in the ‘Bear Garden’ in Elizabethan Southwark

  This deed reveals some of the animals kept to perform on the Tudor stage or in arenas. It includes ‘an old she bear called Nan’, some bulls, a horse and an ape.

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  The East River Column: the rebels who helped Second World War prisoners of war

  Discover how this guerrilla group played a significant role in opposing Japan and aiding Allied prisoners of war around Hong Kong.

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  Ravenser Odd

  Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.

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  A queer working-class haven: Lady Malcolm’s Servants Balls

  Lady Malcolm’s elaborate Servants’ Balls allowed queer, working-class staff to forge a unique space for themselves. But these events became plagued by scandal.

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