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Ancestors who built Britain

‘Those Despicable Men who Built Britain’

Joe O’Neill investigates how hundreds of thousands of navvies changed the lives of all their fellow countrymen forever., building railways and canals, which still survive today. 

A Day at the Labour History Archive

Housed in the new People’s History Museum in Manchester, this archive has extensive collections – from Labour Party newsletters and Socialist Sunday School registers, to autobiographies and factory worker memoirs. Jen Newby visits to discover how these resources could help your research

Capital Versus Labour

Phil Wood traces Britain’s long history of trade unionism right back to the Industrial Revolution,and reveals the best resources available to help you with your research

Top Ten Brick Wall-Busting Tips

Paul Blake, our resident expert from Q&A, tackles the ten most common brick walls which family historians come up against

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Spotlight on Kent

Sarah Warwick investigates what records and resources are available to family historians with roots in the Garden of England

All the Queen’s Men

Simon Wills takes a look at the history and archives of the Royal Victoria, Britain’s largest ever military hospital

A Plague on Norwich

John Pound researches the Norwich Plague of the 16th century, and looks at the records left behind by the city’s ‘plague death registrar’

Backstairs Royalty

Charlotte Paton uncovers the fascinating life story of Queen Victoria’s Page of the Backstairs