News for prize papers
Pristine sweater in parcel posted in 1807
A 200-year-old sweater in a traditional Faroese knit has been found in a stash of 19th-century letters at The National Archives in our Prize Papers...
18th Century Spanish Prize Papers Now Online
The National Archives in collaboration with Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg has launched online thousands of papers from captured...
Opera songs performed for the first time in 200 years
A selection of opera songs, some of which have not been heard in over 200 years, will be performed in a live concert at The National Archives on 16...
Prize Papers exhibition at the German Historical Institute London
A photography exhibition exploring the materiality of the Prize Papers has recently opened at the German Historical Institute London.
The exhibition...
Records of French Prizes uploaded to Prize Papers portal
Court records, ship’s papers and mail-in-transit revealing the details of French ships captured during the War of the Austrian Succession are now available...
Prize Papers research portal launched
Court records revealing the details of 1,500 ships captured during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars are now searchable online for the first...
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