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New KS4 classroom resource: Framlingham Castle
Times were turbulent at Framlingham Castle during the middle ages. In 1157, it was confiscated from the powerful Bigod family by King Henry II. The...
New KS4 classroom resource: Medieval castles
We have published a new classroom resource for Key Stage 4. 'Medieval castles' enables students to consider the function, status and significance...
Celebrating our volunteers
We wanted to say thank you for the significant amount of time that our volunteers freely give and the enormous contribution they make. Volunteers are invaluable...
‘Somme Tales’ wins international media award
‘Somme Tales’, a multimedia education project by The National Archives in which a stop-motion animation was made by 16- to 19-year-olds, yesterday...
Latest MI5 files released
Today we have made available to the public 24 previously top secret files from the UK Security Service, or MI5.
The records cover a range of subjects...
Archives at Night – programme now available
Culture. Revolution. Scandal.
Archives at Night returns with a splash as we invite you to take a trip back to the 1960s on Friday, 19 May.
We are...
Archives Unlocked vision launched at the Southbank Centre
The National Archives has today launched a vision and action plan to help archives work to secure their future through digital transformation, investing in new workforce skills, and encouraging innovation.
DCDC17 call for papers: one month to go
There is just over one month left to submit an abstract for this year’s Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference.
Committee announces newly Accredited Archive Services
The UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services were awarded accredited status following a recent...
Nazi persecution claim case files released
Today The National Archives releases the final batch of records outlining claims for financial assistance submitted in the mid-1960s by UK victims of Nazi...
Changes to visitor car park opening times
From Monday 27 March, our visitor car park will open at 08:30 each morning, Monday to Saturday.
We are making this change so we can maximise parking...
Seeking new delegates for the User Advisory Group
Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve The National Archive’s services? If you are a regular archive user then...
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