Tour
Curator tour – Revolution 250: America's Independence Story 1763–1783
Explore highlights from our current exhibition, Revolution 250 with curators Graham Moore and Sean Cunningham.
What's on
Events
Join us at The National Archives, Kew or live online for exciting events including talks, tours and family fun.
Showing 15 current events.
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Family activity
Aardman Academy stop-motion workshop in Newcastle upon Tyne
Applications are now open to join our special animation event for families in the North East of England at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle.
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Family activity
Time Travel craft club: Halloween
Create your perfect spooky scene!
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Family activity
Time Travel Club: music through history
Explore the history of music and make your own instruments!
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Family activity
Time Travel Club: musical adventures
Go on a musical adventure through history inspired by our collection!
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Tour
Behind the scenes tours
Take the chance to go behind the scenes at The National Archives' repositories and see a range of historical documents.
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Talk
Witch hunts and real lives
Discover a spellbinding history of witchcraft and witch hunts.
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Talk
Gunpowder Plot – punishing the plotters
What happened after Guy Fawkes was captured?
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: messy play
Join us for a messy play session! We will use lots of fun sensory materials to spark children's imagination and creativity.
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Talk
This Little World: a New History of Tudor and Stuart England
Historian Nandini Das discusses her latest book This Little World.
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: sensory storytelling
Excite your child's senses through music, play, props and toys bringing themes from our collection to life.
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: musical storytelling
Sing, dance and shake your way through time in a musical adventure!
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Talk
In conversation with Amy Jeffs – Arthur
Join historian Amy Jeffs as she breathes new life into the legend of King Arthur.
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Talk
The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets
Join us for an exploration of the secret world of the British Security Service, MI5 from its origins to the modern day.
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A sweet history of cake and Christmas
Join us for a festive tradition, Annie Gray’s Christmas lecture. The topic? That most iconic (and delicious) of puddings, the Christmas cake!