Our research blog
Exploring archival value: Does the ‘perfect parchment’ exist?
Olivia Page looks back on a recent conservation workshop that explored the sensory and physical qualities of historical materials.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
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Outreach blog
Using our records to connect through nature
In this blog post, Sara Griffiths discusses our learnings from recent outreach sessions to mark Dementia Action Week.
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News
The National Archives wins Museums + Heritage Award
MI5: Official Secrets, The National Archives exhibition co-curated with MI5, won the Museums + Heritage Award in the category, Temporary or Touring Exhibition.
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Our research blog
The Many Lives of Cardboard
In this blog, Lucy Razzall explores how The Many Lives of Cardboard project uses documents from our collection to trace the histories of this everyday material.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing British Army officer service records
Find out how our volunteers have improved catalogue descriptions for 19th-century military service records.
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Podcast
On the Record: The People’s Charter
In this episode of On the Record, we explore Chartism, Britain’s first mass political movement, driven by the working classes.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: The People’s Charter
In our next episode, we explore the rise of Chartism, the 19th-century working-class mass movement that shook Britain’s political establishment.
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Our research blog
The architectural history of postcolonial West African universities
In this blog, PhD student Adefola Toye considers how she has used colonial records to research West Africa's architectural history as part of her PhD.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing the BT 51 and BT 50 registered designs
Explore how a team of volunteers have transcribed The National Archives’ records of registered designs from 1885–1888.
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Digital blog
How the design of our new online catalogue puts users first
Find 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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Our research blog
Clues from the high seas: tracing Suriname’s textile histories in the Prize Papers
Viveca Mellegard explains how she used scientific analysis to investigate textile samples seized from a ship sailing from Suriname in 1795.
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Outreach blog
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.
