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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...

Tags: academic, archives, British LIbrary, conference, conferences, DCDC, DCDC23, Jisc, research, rluk

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...

Tags: German Historical Institute London, high court of admiralty, Prize Papers

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

Document release

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...

Tags: cold war, file release, mi5, security service, spies

Our exhibition Treason: People, Power & Plot opens on 5 November

We all think we know the story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, perhaps the most famous case of treason remembered today. But in an unprecedented...

Tags: events, exhibition, Gunpowder Plot, guy fawkes, Power & Plot, treason, Treason: People

Women’s Land Army index cards online at Ancestry

More than 90,000 index cards revealing the employment details of the ‘land girls’ who served in the wartime Women’s Land Army have been digitised...

Tags: index cards, land girls, second world war, women's land army

Access reinstated for FCO 141 Record Series

We are pleased to announce that access to the record series, FCO 141 – Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors: Records of Former Colonial Administrations:...

Back to school: discover our learning resources and taught sessions

Our award-winning education service provides invaluable support for teachers and students with a full range of learning resources and taught sessions covering the span of British history from the medieval period to present day

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We are all sad to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We offer our most sincere condolences to the Royal Family at this very sad time. You...

Update on temporary withdrawal of record series FCO 141

When we last updated you on Tuesday 2 August, we stated that we were waiting for the results of additional tests that we had commissioned. We have...

Tags: academic research, access, document handling, FCO 141, handling procedures

New educational resource ‘Spotlight On’ launched

The online education team at The National Archives has launched an exciting new educational resource for the upcoming academic year. Spotlight On...

Tags: education, Education and Outreach, online education

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