News
Over £330,000 awarded in grants to archive services
During the COVID-19 pandemic, archives have demonstrated an impressive ability to innovate and engage with archive users. To continue supporting this vital...
Digital preservation project shortlisted for award
We are delighted to announce that our Safeguarding the Nation’s Digital Memory project team has been shortlisted for The Software Sustainability Institute...
DCDC21 Conference: Call for papers
The DCDC21 conference will explore how crisis can act as a catalyst for change within libraries, archives, museums and cultural organisations. It will...
The National Archives now open, offering greater access to our collections
We’re very pleased to be able to welcome visitors back into our reading rooms, offering a limited service to visitors who need access to our collection...
Artwork to commemorate heroes of the Blitz commissioned by Ancestry
Family history experts Ancestry have commissioned 33 artists around the UK to create artwork based on Civil Gallantry Award records held at The National...
The National Archives welcomes Swedish School onsite at Kew
We are delighted to announce the commencement of a new strategic collaboration with the Swedish School in London (SSL). The National Archives has...
Tickets now available for Meet the Author series
This autumn, we will be launching Meet the Author, a brand new programme of free online talks with high-profile authors. From raising a queen to cracking...
Newly accredited archive services announced
The UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the University of Manchester Library was awarded Archive Service Accreditation...
Disruption to web services
We are experiencing an on-going intermittent issue with our website. The issue impacts our online services and in particular our online catalogue, Discovery,...
Seeking new delegates for our User Advisory Group
Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve The National Archives' services? If you are a regular archive user then we would...
A message about racial equality from our Chief Executive and Keeper
The National Archives is committed to fairness and equality for all. We do not tolerate racism or any racial injustice. Archives are for everyone because...
Celebrating the contributions of our volunteers
Today marks the beginning of Volunteers’ Week and for the first time, this year we will be honouring the achievements of our volunteers through a series...
Read more about historic document releases from 2010-2016.
Read more about document releases since 2016.