News
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...
New digital preservation training for archives
Today we are launching Novice to Know-How, our free online digital preservation training for archive professionals. Part of our ‘Plugged In Powered Up’...
Free access to digital records
We are making digital records available on our website free of charge for the time being, while our reading room services are limited.
Registered users...
Time Travel TV launches to help with the return to home-schooling
As many families return to home-schooling after the Easter holidays, today we are launching Time Travel TV, an online video series featuring brand new...
Newly accredited archive services announced
The UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services were awarded Archive Service Accreditation for...
Changes to document ordering
We have decided to delay the implementation of the document ordering trial, as The National Archives is currently closed until further notice.
We will...
DCDC Conference to take a one-year break
The Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) Conference is taking a brief break in 2020 to build on its success and will return in a new...
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