Unhappy beginnings illegitimate children in the parish records

One day late in 1939, a small article appeared in our daily newspaper. It was submitted by the government and was an appeal for British women to knit socks for men in the army, which was unable to obt

What would the warm summer months be without a glorious array of music-making? Thankfully we don’t have to find out – all over the world in 2025, festivals large and small have pulled out the stops to

KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset JAYNE SHRIMPTON is a professional dress historian and portrait specialist ROGER KERSHAW is migration records specialist at The National Archives ST