Many members of staff at The National Archives are actively engaged in research. Below are some of the books, papers and articles produced by our staff in 2010.

Publications

Ahmon, J., Baum, C., and Brookes, A. 'State Papers Online' in ICON News the magazine of the Institute of Conservation Sept. 2010 Issue 30

Ailes, A. 'Scots Heralds and Heraldry in The National Archives (UK), 2009 St Andrew's Lecture', The Double Tressure, 33 (November 2010)

Ailes, A. 'The Hearth Tax and the pre-Great Fire home of the Heralds', The Coat of Arms, 3rd series, vol. 6 pt 1(2010), pp. 23-25

Ailes, A. 'Heraldry' in The Oxford Encyclopaedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology (Oxford, 2010)

Buelow, A. 'Collection management using preservation risk assessment' in 'Journal of the Institute of Conservation (ICON), Vol. 33, No. 1 2010

Fenech, A., Strlič, M., Kralj Cigi, I., Levart, A., Gibson, L.T., de Bruin, G., Ntanos, K., Kolar, J., and Cassar, M. 'Volatile Aldehydes in Libraries and Archives' in 'Atmospheric Environment' Vol. 44 Issue 17 June 2010

Gilfoyle, D., with K. Brown, (eds) 'Introduction', in Disease, Livestock Economies, and the Globalization of Veterinary Medicine, (Ohio University Press, 2010).

Hong, S.H., Ntanos, K., Strlič, M., Ridley, I., Cassar, M., and Bell, N. 'Monitoring and Modelling the Storage Environment at The National Archives'. Institute of Conservation (ICON) Conference CF10 'Conservation in Focus', Cardiff, 2010

Mitchell, R, 'Shortcut to survey maps: enhancing access to the Valuation Office Survey maps', in ARC magazine no. 254, pp 20-21, October 2010

Roberts, R. 'A Wellcome Resource: ADM 101', in Magazine of the Friends of The National Archives vol. 21, no. 2, August 2010

Ross, J. 'The de Vere Family and the House of York, c.1440-1485' in Richard III and East Anglia, ed. L. Visser-Fuchs (2010), pp. 47-66.

Book chapters

Cunningham, S. 'The Last Yorkist Rebellion? Henry VII and the Earl of Suffolk, 1499-1504', in Visser-Fuchs (ed), Richard III and East Anglia: Magnates, Gilds and Learned Men (London, 2010), pp. 69-91.

Reviews

Ailes, A. Wyman H. Herendeen, William Camden: A Life in Context (Woodbridge, 2007) The Coat of Arms, 3rd series, vol. 6 pt 1(2010), pp. 41-42

Papers presented

Ahmon, J. 'Risk assessment as a collection management tool at The National Archives' British Library 'Prioritization for preservation, conservation and digitization seminar' Feb. 2010

Ailes, A. 'Ashmole's Visitation of Berkshire 1665-66', Reading Branch of the Historical Association (January 2010) Ailes, A. 'Medieval Heraldry and Seals', Postgraduate seminar at University of East Anglia (March 2010)

Ailes, A. 'Heraldry in The National Archives', at Yorkshire Heraldry Society, Royal Armouries, Leeds (May 2010) and at The National Archives (November 2010)

Ailes, A. 'Medieval and Early Modern Heraldry', postgraduate seminar at University of Bristol (June 2010) Ailes, A. 'Sources for Local History in The National Archives', Postgraduate seminar at Oxford University (June 2010)

Ailes, A. 'A Pair of Garters: Heralds and Heraldry at the Restoration', Cromwellian and Restoration Heraldry at the York St John University (August 2010)

Ailes, A. 'National Identity on the Seals and Coins of the United Kingdom' at the XXIX Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, Stuttgart (September, 2010)

Bell, N. 'Innovation, Interconnections and Evidence: Stewardship for a 21st Century Archive' National Archives and Record Administration 'Plan For Preservation: Assess, Prioritize and Manage' Conference, Washington, Mar. 2010

Bell, N, How has our use of evidence Changed 'The Development of Science and Research Applied to Cultural Heritage' Witness Seminar, Centre for Contemporary British History, 9 December 2010.

Buelow, A., Ahmon, J., and Ntanos, K. 'Collection Management Tools at The National Archives'. International Council for Museums-Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) Graphic Documents Working Group Conference, Copenhagen Oct. 2010

Cunningham, S. 'New Sources and Old History: the unsorted medieval records collection at the National Archives', Leeds International Medieval Congress, 13 July 2010.

Cunningham, S. 'A Great Historical Enterprise: the Public Record Office and the making of the Calendars of Inquisitions Post Mortem'. University of Winchester Colloquium on Inquisitions Post Mortem, 4 September 2010, to be published in M.A. Hicks (ed), The Fifteenth-Century Inquisitions Post Mortem: A Companion (Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, forthcoming 2012).

Cunningham, S. 'National War and Dynastic Politics: Henry VII's Capacity to Wage War in the Scottish Campaigns of 1496-7', Institute of Historical Research, Late Medieval Seminar, 21 November 2010, to be published in A. King and D. Simpkin (eds), England and Scotland at War, c.1296-c.1513 (Brill, Leiden, forthcoming, 2011).

Dunton, M. 'The Freeze of '72' (concerning Edward Heath's pay and prices freeze of 1972), 'Reassessing the '70s' Conference, Centre for Contemporary British History, Institute for Historical Research, London, July 2010

Janes, A. 'Maps as a recordkeeping technology', International Conference in the History of Records and Archives (I-CHORA), 1 July 2010.

Johnson, V. 'English Historical Frameworks: The Research Potential of Business Archives', guest lecture to Archives MA students, University College, London (January 2010)

Johnson, V. 'Plus ca change...? The salutary tale of the telephone and its implications for archival thinking about the digital revolution', International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA), University College, London (July 2010)

Johnson, V. 'What's the Use? Your Research and Business Archives', postgraduate training day, HSBC Archive (November 2010)

Mitchell, R. Maps and surveys in The National Archives, local and family history symposium, The Royal Geographical Society, 24 February 2010

Mitchell, R. Military and colonial mapping, 'Mapping Land and Sea before 1900', The London Rare Books Summer School, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 8 July 2010

Mitchell, R. 'Prelude to Empire: the government perspective; Trade, plantations and military maps', international cartographic symposium on 'Britain, Power and Influence in the 17th & 18th Centuries' (IMCOS), London, 8 October 2010.

Ntanos, K. and VanSnick, S. 'Environmental Assessment Without Limits at The National Archives'. International Council for Museums-Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) Graphic Documents Working Group Conference, Copenhagen, Oct. 2010

Ross, J. 'The attempt and not the deed confounds us'. Cataloguing deeds and evidences in the Court of Wards: the project and a case-study of late medieval Bridgwater" (with Dr. J Lutkin), Late Medieval seminar, IHR, on 15 January 2010.

Ross, J. 'Unsorted medieval and early modern records at the National Archives' at Leeds International Medieval Conference, 13 July 2010.

Ross, J. 'One of the greatest of English kings' or a ruler without 'any conspicuous merits'? The reign of Edward IV (1461-83)', to the West Surrey Historical Association, 19 October 2010

2009

Journal Articles

Ailes, A. 'Ancient Precedent or Tudor Fiction? Garter King of Arms and the Pronouncements of Thomas Duke of Clarence' in Katie Stevenson (ed.), The Herald in Late Medieval Europe (Boydell & Brewer, 2009)

Ailes, A. 'Royal Grants of Arms in England before 1484' in P. Coss and C. Tyerman (eds), Soldiers, Nobles and Gentlemen: Essays in Honour of Maurice Keen (Boydell & Brewer, 2009)

Ailes, A. 'To Search the Truth: Myths and Legends in the Heralds' Visitations 1500-1680', Proceedings of the XXVIII Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences (St Andrews, 2009)

Ailes, A. 'Signs, Seals and Symbols of Imperial Power 1600-1960: A View from HM Government', in The Meeting of Two Worlds: Quest or Conquest, Proceedings of the XXVIII Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences (Quebec, 2009)

Ailes, A. 'Powerful Impressions: Symbols of Office and Authority on Secular Seals' in John Cherry and Ann Payne (eds), Signs and Symbols: Harlaxton Medieval Studies XVIII (Shaun Tyas, 2009)

Ailes, A. 'The Development of the Heralds' Visitations in England and Wales, 1500-1600' in The Coat of Arms, 3rd series, vol. 5 pt 1 (2009) 

Ailes, A.  Articles on 'Henry VII on his deathbed', and 'Charges against Norfolk and Surrey' in Susan Doran (ed.), Henry VIII: Man and Monarch (British Library, 2009)

Banton, M.  'The "Taint of Slavery": the Colonial Office and the Regulation of Free Labour', in Keith Hamilton and Patrick Salmon (eds.) Slavery, Diplomacy and Empire: Britain and the Suppression of the Slave Trade, 1807-1975 (Sussex Academic Press, September 2009)

Banton, M. 'Expatriate' or 'Migrated' Archives: the role of the UK archivist'. Archives, October 2009

Buelow, A. 'Risk Management as a Strategic Driver for a large Archive' in 'Collections - A Journal for Museums and Archives Professionals', Vol. 5, No. 9, Winter 2009

Cable, S. 'The Hull Blitz, 1915', in ARC magazine no 238, pp 10-12 (June 2009)

Cunningham, S.  'Loyalty and the Unsurper: Recognizances, the Council & Allegiance under Henry VII in Historical Research 82, No. 217, (500th anniversary of Henry VII's death edition), August 2009

Healy, S. 'Developing and Re-developing the Code of Practice on Records Management under Section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000' in journal of the Society of Archivists, Vol 30, No. 2, October 2009, 167-190

Janes, A. 'A Giant Problem', in ARC magazine no 235, p 37 (March 2009)

Jobson, A. 'Richard of Cornwall and the baronial opposition in 1263', in Thirteenth Century England XII, ed. J. Burton, P. Schofield and B. Weiler (Woodbridge, 2009)

Mitchell, R. 'How Ireland was mapped', on BBC News website (14 October 2009)

Mitchell, R and Janes, A.  'Better access through better description: Catalogue enhancement and legacy data at The National Archives', in ARC magazine no 241, pp 23-24 (September 2009)

Hampshire, E and Johnson, V. 'The Digital World and the Future of Historical Research', Twentieth Century British History, 20, 3 (2009), 396-414.

Johnson, V and Williams, C 'Embedding Research in a Large Practice-Based Archive', ARC, 236 (2009), p.7.

Ransted,C.  'Death of an Earl: Charles Henry George Howard 20th Earl of Suffolk and 13th Earl of Berkshire, killed 1941 while working in experimental Bomb Disposal. Awarded George Cross'.  'After the Battle' magazine No 146, Nov 2009.

Spencer, A, Sheridan, J, Thomas, D and Pullinger, D. 'UK Government Web Continuity: Persisting Access through Aligning Infrastructures', The International Journal of Digital Curation, issue 1, Vol. 4, 2009

Thomas, D. 'Forgery in the Archives', Archives, Vol. XXXIV, April 2009

Twigge, S.  'Operation Hullabaloo: Henry Kissinger, British Diplomacy and the Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War', Diplomatic History, Vol 33, No. 4, September 2009

Williams, C.  'Allies or Aliens? What is the relationship between academic and practice-based research?  Comma  (publication of International Council on Archives),  2009

Book Chapters

Twigge, S.  'Disarmament and Non-Proliferation' in Matthew Grant (ed.) The British Way in Cold Warfare: Intelligence, Diplomacy and the Bomb, 1945-1975, 2009

Book Reviews

Johnson, V. Cecily Jones, 'Engendering Whiteness: White Women and Colonialism in Barbados and North Carolina, 1627-1865', (2007), Women's History Magazine, 61 (Autumn/Winter 2009), 43-4

Johnson, V. Leigh Dale and Helen Gilbert (eds.), 'Economies of Representation, 1790-2000: Colonialism and Commerce' (2007), Business History, 51, 1 (2009), 133-4

Johnson, V. James Onley, 'The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj: Merchants, Rulers, and the British in the Nineteenth-Century Gulf' (2007), Round Table, 98, 400 (2009), 112-14

Papers presented

Ailes, A. 'Medieval and Early Modern Heraldry' and 'Seals', postgraduate seminars at University of East Anglia (May 2009)

Ailes, A. Henry VIII and his Heralds  at the 'Henry VIII and the Tudor Court 1509-2009' conference at Hampton Court (July 2009)

Ailes, A. The Artwork of the Heralds' Visitations1530-1700 at the XVI Colloquium of the Académie Internationale d'Héraldique at Verviers, Belgium (September 2009)

Ailes, A. Current Research in English Medieval Rolls of Arms at the 'Anglo-German Medieval Nobility' conference, University of Heidelberg (September 2009)

Ailes, A. Elias Ashmole's Heraldic Visitation of Berkshire 1665-66: A Census of the Berkshire Gentry? at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education day course on 'Stuart Gentry' (October 2009)

Ailes, A. 'Records of the Civil War and Interregnum' at Guild of One-Name Studies day course on 'Early Modern Records' at The National Archives (November 2009)

Ailes, A. Scots Heralds and Heraldry in The National Archives (UK), St Andrew's Lecture, The Heraldry Society of Scotland, at Edinburgh (December 2009)

Johnson, V. 'What's the Use? Your Research and Business Archives', London School of Economics/Business Archives Council postgraduate training day on the use of business archives in research, Rothschilds Archive (January 2009)

Johnson, V and Brown, M 'Research at The National Archives', Visit of Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority, The National Archives (March 2009)

Johnson, V and Brown, M 'The Strategic Role of Guidance in Government Information Management', conference 'The Future of Electronic Records and Information Management in the Public Sector', University of Hertfordshire (June 2009)

Johnson, V organised and chaired session, 'The National Business Archives Strategy', Association of Business Historians conference, University of Liverpool Management School (July 2009)

Johnson, V 'Documents as Objects: Online versus Onsite - The 'Image' versus the 'Reality' ?', Annual conference of the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC), University of Manchester (September 2009)

Ross, J. 'Traitors or Heretics?: The Government Inquests into Oldcastle's Rebellion, 1414', Leeds International Medieval Congress, 13 July 2009

Cunningham, S. 'Unorthodoxy and Unsuitability: The Tensions of Church, Family, and State Service in the Career of James Stanley, Bishop of Ely (d. 1515)', Leeds International Medieval Congress, 13 July 2009

Cunningham, S. 'From "Insatiable Traitor" to "King Acceptable to All": How Henry VII transformed the credibility of Tudor Kingship', 'Tudor power, pageantry and propaganda' conference, The National Archives, March 2009

Jobson, A. 'Separatio a communione fidelium: Contumacy, Secular Authority, and Significations of Excommunication in 13th-Century England', Leeds International Medieval Congress, 13 July 2009

Williams, C. 'Appraisal at the UK National Archives: conceptual or pragmatic?' Vancouver, Canada, Association of Canadian Archivists Student Chapter Conference, University of British Columbia, February 2009

Williams, C. 'Consigned to History? Digital Collecting and the Archive Professional', Vancouver, Canada , Association of Canadian Archivists Student Chapter Conference, University of British Columbia, February 2009

A list of research from 2008 and 2007 can be found in the UK Government Web Archive.

 

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