News
Emotions in the archives: study scoops international award
The editors of a ground-breaking new study about emotions and archives which includes work by a researcher at The National Archives has won a prestigious award.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
Blog posts, page 7 of 11
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Podcast
On the Record: 700 years of the Thames
From frozen festivals to royal polar bears, from wartime recovery to medieval merchants this episode of our podcast explores extraordinary stories of the river.
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News
3D models help visually impaired students dive into history
We are launching a new workshop for students who are blind and visually impaired, using a technique that transforms flat documents into 3D models.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: 700 years of the Thames
In our next episode of our podcast, we explore three very different stories – each revealing how central the River Thames has been to London’s history.
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The collection
How to search for security and intelligence records: where to start
Inspired to discover tales of espionage and intrigue? Find out how to start researching the records of MI5 and British intelligence services we hold.
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The collection
Researching hospital-related records
Tracing hundreds of years, PhD student Jessica Gregory outlines some of the best ways to research hospital-related records at The National Archives.
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News
Medieval experts reveal how they found Harvard’s Magna Carta
The National Archives hosted an evening with the medieval experts who recently discovered a ‘copy’ of the Magna Carta was actually an extremely rare original.
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Community outreach
An archive-inspired theatre performance
How did our records inspire and inform a recent theatre performance celebrating LGBTQ+ campaigns for change?
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The collection
A summer (spy) reading list
Inspired by our current exhibition, MI5: Official Secrets, we've drawn up a summer reading list offering both spy fiction and fact.
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The collection
Norfolk Island: the ultra-penal colony
Volunteer Dr Brenda Mortimer examines how Australia's Norfolk Island became ‘a place of the extremest punishment’ for colonial convicts in the 1820s.
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News
New windows for first floor
Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from Monday 16 June will move to the first floor.
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Community outreach
A unique collaboration: students designing audio drama
What ideas did a group of students come up with when given the chance to design audio dramas inspired by records in The National Archives' collection?
