Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: Love Letters
In our next episode of On the Record, we explore 500 years of devotion, longing and forbidden love from our new Love Letters exhibition.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
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Collection blog
A place of refuge in the colonies
The National Archives holds powerful material relating to the Holocaust. With over 11 million records on the topic, what stories can we uncover?
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News
Pupils in North East England get hands-on with history
Our collaboration with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without having to travel to London.
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News
Until Sat 12 April: Love Letters exhibition reveals the lengths we go for love
Love letters relating to some of the most famous love affairs in British history are on show at The National Archives from Saturday 24 January 2026.
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News
The National Archives welcomes new directors
Tobi Adetimilehin joins the organisation as Finance Director and Claire Wightman is appointed Director of People, Inclusion, and Change.
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Our research blog
Pollution in the Archive
In this blog, Heather Craddock and Giorgia Tolfo reflect on the 2025 ‘Talking records: Pollution in the Archive’ symposium held at The National Archives.
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News
The National Archives and RIBA to partner
The collaboration will provide interim public access to the RIBA Drawings and Archives collections formerly housed in South Kensington.
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Our research blog
Archive Rambler: from Westward Ho! to Bideford
Giorgia Tolfo continues her trip along the South West Coast Path, exploring the rewards of combining archival research and walking.
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Our research blog
Archive Rambler: from Hartland to Clovelly
How can archival research deepen the experience of hiking, and vice versa? Giorgia Tolfo finds out on a trip down the South West Coast Path.
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News
More than 600 government files released under 20-year rule
More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule.
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News
Christmas 1604 ledger shows Shakespeare top of the bill
A set of accounts which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s Othello will be on show at The National Archives from 12 January 2026.
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Outreach blog
(In)visible Ink: Uncovering the life of a spy through playwriting
Writer in Residence, Rupert Shirley, reflects on writing an original play based on our records.
