Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: The People’s Charter
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In our next episode, we explore the rise of Chartism, the 19th-century working-class mass movement that shook Britain’s political establishment.
Blogs at The National Archives
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Research projects
The architectural history of postcolonial West African universities
NewIn this blog, I consider how I have used colonial records to research West Africa's architectural history as part of my PhD.
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Podcast
On the Record: The People’s Charter
NewIn this episode of On the Record, we explore Chartism, Britain’s first mass political movement, driven by the working classes.
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The collection
Cataloguing the BT 51 and BT 50 registered designs
NewExplore how a team of volunteers have transcribed The National Archives’ records of registered designs from 1885–1888.
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Digital
How the design of our new online catalogue puts users first
NewFind out how the Digital Services team approached the design of the new catalogue and how users play a vital role in shaping our services.
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Research projects
Clues from the high seas: tracing Suriname’s textile histories in the Prize Papers
NewViveca Mellegard explains how she used scientific analysis to investigate textile samples seized from a ship sailing from Suriname in 1795.
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Community outreach
Responding to love: A thank you to our love letter writers
As part of our Love Letters exhibition, visitors were invited to write a love letter of their own. Join me in reflecting on them.
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News
UK Government Records Relating To The Troubles Published By The National Archives
A batch of almost 1,000 UK Government records relating to the Troubles has been digitised and published online by the National Archives.
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The collection
Accessing the digitised Northern Ireland Troubles records
Explore how to access material related to the Troubles online through The Northern Ireland Digitisation Project.
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The collection
Launching the Northern Ireland Troubles Digitisation Project
Today, we launch the first release of the Northern Ireland Digitisation Project, a major four-year research and access initiative.
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News
Government publishes national vision for archives in England
The government has published ‘Archives at the Heart of Society’, a new national vision for archives in England.
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News
Exhibition to explore the making of America to feature rare Declaration of Independence
A major 2026 exhibition will explore the birth of the United States of America to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Research projects
Addressing offensive terminology in our catalogue
In this blog, Andrew Janes explores how The National Archives team is addressing offensive terminology within our catalogue descriptions.
