News
Parliament’s Archive Collections Now Accessible at The National Archives
From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at Kew.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
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Rare chance to see Jane Austen’s will in Love Letters exhibition
Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance to see her will.
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Bosie’s passionate plea for lover Oscar Wilde in Love Letters exhibition
A passionate plea for clemency from Oscar Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas goes on show in The National Archives’ Love Letters exhibition, opening in January.
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The National Archives Updates Service Fees
From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs.
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Outreach blog
Unlocking stories through cataloguing collections: Archives Revealed
Jessica Hogg explores how Archives Revealed projects are connecting communities and celebrating diversity and identity.
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Collection blog
From curiosity to career: my first year in archives
Over the last year, Liv Page has been working at The National Archives as a Level 7 Archivist and Records Manager apprentice.
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Fresh chapter as archives gain accredited status
Six contrasting archives from different parts of Britain have won accredited status for the first time.
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Collection blog
Catalogue Week 2025
Archivist Jane Langford introduces our annual celebration of cataloguing projects at The National Archives.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing transatlantic slavery records: an archival history
Cataloguer Adrian Browne traces the custodial history of the Detached Papers, investigating the legacies of Victorian-era recordkeeping.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing West African records
Our volunteers have finished cataloguing Colonial Office correspondence from Cameroons and Togoland. Explore these records here.
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Project to bring voices of enslaved people to life
We are collaborating with international academics to open up access to the largest collection of testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean.
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Collection blog
Tracing medical records from the First World War
Explore how we are preserving medical records from the First World War and how you can access them.
