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Mandatory bag checks introduced for all visitors
Starting 29 April 2025, we are introducing new security measures to safeguard our visitors, staff and to protect our collections. Upon entering The...
Improvement work to our building continues
Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from June will move to the first floor. The work is due to be completed...
Experts sought for The Manorial and Tithe Documents Panel
New members are being sought for a panel which advises The Master of the Rolls on historical documents related to the manorial system and tithes.
Manorial...
£1 million project explores lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel
Researchers have embarked on a £1 million project to examine the lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel “The Well of Loneliness”.
Published...
Cornelia Parker creates new work for Coronation exhibition
Stunning new artwork commissioned by the Government Art Collection to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla goes...
Tanks to Botanics – archives win accredited status
Two radically different archives, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Tank Museum at Bovington, have won accredited status for the first time for their...
Parliamentary group receive warm welcome
This week we welcomed a delegation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Archives and History to learn more about the work of The National...
Professor Andrew Wathey reappointed as Chair of The National Archives Board
Professor Andrew Wathey CBE has been reappointed for a second term as Chair of The National Archives Board. The term will begin in April 2025 and run...
Archives Revealed awards new cataloguing grants and first-ever consortium grant
Archives Revealed has awarded 12 cataloguing grants and its first ever consortium grant to archives across the UK.
Archives Revealed is a partnership...
Major grant to fund research into the history of transatlantic slavery
The National Archives has been awarded a £1 million grant by Lloyd’s Register Foundation for a new, collaborative research programme on the history...
The National Archives to establish new hub for community-led research in the cultural heritage sector
Staff working in galleries, libraries, archives and museums around the UK will soon be able to ask The National Archives for help funding community-led...
Seeking permanent home for John le Carré literary archive
The John le Carré literary archive has been accepted in lieu of tax by the government.
You can find more details in the latest Acceptance in Lieu report...
Read more about historic document releases from 2010-2016.
Read more about document releases since 2016.