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• Pupils in North East England get hands-on with history

  

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  26 January 2026

  Our collaboration with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without having to travel to London.

• From Sat 24 Jan: Love Letters exhibition reveals the lengths we go for love

  

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  22 January 2026

  Love letters relating to some of the most famous love affairs in British history are on show at The National Archives from Saturday 24 January 2026.

• The National Archives welcomes new directors

  

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  21 January 2026

  Tobi Adetimilehin joins the organisation as Finance Director and Claire Wightman is appointed Director of People, Inclusion, and Change.

• The National Archives and RIBA to partner

  

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  13 January 2026

  The collaboration will provide interim public access to the RIBA Drawings and Archives collections formerly housed in South Kensington.

• More than 600 government files released under 20-year rule

  

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  30 December 2025

  More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule.

• Christmas 1604 ledger shows Shakespeare top of the bill

  

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  18 December 2025

  A set of accounts which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s Othello will be on show at The National Archives from 12 January 2026.

• Parliament’s Archive Collections Now Accessible at The National Archives

  

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  12 December 2025

  From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at Kew.

• Rare chance to see Jane Austen’s will in Love Letters exhibition

  

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  9 December 2025

  Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance to see her will.

• Bosie’s passionate plea for lover Oscar Wilde in Love Letters exhibition

  

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  8 December 2025

  A passionate plea for clemency from Oscar Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas goes on show in The National Archives’ Love Letters exhibition, opening in January.

• The National Archives Updates Service Fees

  

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  1 December 2025

  From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs.

• Fresh chapter as archives gain accredited status

  

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  25 November 2025

  Six contrasting archives from different parts of Britain have won accredited status for the first time.

• Project to bring voices of enslaved people to life

  

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  20 November 2025

  We are collaborating with international academics to open up access to the largest collection of testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean.