There are lots of bank holidays this month. But what does that mean? Bank holidays were first introduced in 1871 by banker and liberal politician for Maidstone, Sir John Lubbock. Thinking about bank holidays led us to look at our range of resources for researching local banks and the people who ran and worked in...

Welcome back to our dig diary! This time, we are learning about the Saxon occupation at Milestone Ground. Our archaeological works have been revealing insights into many time periods, stretching back into early prehistory. One period that is especially exciting to find evidence from is the Saxon or Early Medieval era, spanning from AD 410...

In our series of blogs marking the publication of the 1921 census, Tom shares his story. There had always been questions over his great grandfather’s upbringing. What unfolded was a sad story but would have been familiar to many families of that period. Sidney Guise had a unique surname in Nuneaton, where he grew up...