Features

Manorial records. A farm worker ties bundles of wheat reaped by his colleague operating a harvester in Sussex, June 1887

Discover your past

What are manorial records?

Canadian family history - view of Busy Bon Secours Market

Canadian family history: The best websites

Irish ancestry. Farmers in Glenshesk, County Atrim, c. 1900

Overseas ancestry

Irish ancestry: How to find your Irish ancestors

The will of William Shakespeare, proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Discover your past

How to find Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills

Children sit in front of their bombed-out house in London's East End during the Blitz

What was the Blitz, when did it start and how long did it last?

First World War nurses, Christmas Day 1914

Discover your past

How to find First World War nurses’ records

Welsh ancestry. Captain W Horton Hutchins of Cardiff Bicycle Club with his penny farthing bicycle (c.1870)

Discover your past

Welsh ancestry: How to find your Welsh ancestors

Family History software

What is the best UK family history software?

Street urchins in Lambeth, South London in the 19th century, as recorded in Charles Booth's poverty maps

Discover your past

Who was Charles Booth, and what are his poverty maps?

Bulgarian soldiers First World War

The secret lie that ended the First World War

1921 census form

When will the 1921 census be available?

Cate Blanchett Cornish surnames

Cornish surnames: How to tell if you have Cornish ancestry

Trace your house history like David Olusoga on A House Through Time

House history: The best websites for tracing the history of your house

Ruins of Mirtle Bank Hotel after the earthquake Jamaican ancestry

Overseas ancestry

Jamaican ancestry: How to find Jamaican family history records

First World War soldiers at the Battle of Ypres, 1917 First World War records

How to find First World War records