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Summer Lecture Series 2018

Taking place in July and August, the Summer Lecture Series is sponsored by the Friends of The National Archives and supported by the Royal Historical Society. This year’s lectures will focus on the theme of contested...
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Dr Ian Mortimer: Understanding and knowing the past

TALK How do we know what we think we know about the past, and why...

Thursday 28 June 2018, 18:30
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Suffragette vs. the State now open

Discover our new exhibition for 2018, which explores the militant side of the suffrage movement.

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Tudor takeover day

Experience the court of young Henry VIII. Our Tudor takeover day is jam-packed full of...

Saturday 21 July 2018, 10:00
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Oscar Wilde: triumph, tragedy and exile

In 1895 Oscar Wilde had two successful plays in the West End: ‘The Importance...

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'That Point of Land Opposite': Kowloon and the founding of Hong Kong

Over the past couple of months, The National Archives has been putting online our...

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Call for papers: Peace making after the First World War

The National Archives, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Historians, the University of Strathclyde, the...

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