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Cabinet Office files from 2000-2002 released
Today we have released Cabinet Office files (PREM 49) covering the period 2000-2002.
The newly released files shed light on a range of subjects...
Education package to mark 25th anniversary of Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has announced the development of a new educational...
MOD service personnel records now available (update)
Earlier this year, we announced that the first Ministry of Defence (MOD) service personnel records were on our catalogue and available to order. We have...
Newly accredited archive services announced
Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive...
Treason: People, Power & Plot opens this weekend
Our major new exhibition, Treason: People, Power & Plot, opens this weekend featuring some of the most iconic documents from key moments of intrigue,...
20sStreets local history competition now open
Have you used the 1921 Census for England and Wales to unearth some fascinating stories from life in your area 100 years ago? Then we want to hear...
Digital Project Wins International Award
A digital preservation project run by The National Archives and the University of Warwick has won the prestigious 2022 Decision Analysis Practice Award...
British Library to work with The National Archives and Jisc to deliver Discovering Collections: Discovering Communities (DCDC) conference
The National Archives and Jisc are delighted to welcome the British Library as a new partner in the delivery and organisation of the interdisciplinary...
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...
Archival research sheds new light on Chaucer court case
Last week our Principal Medieval Records Specialist, Euan Roger, brought to light new research surrounding the 14th-century poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, and...
Join our User Advisory Group – deadline extended
Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve our services? Join our User Advisory Group
Latest release of files from MI5
Today we have made available to the public 147 previously top secret files from the Security Service, or MI5.
The records cover a range of subjects...
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