Community outreach
Three UK archives engaging new audiences for VE and VJ Day anniversaries
Get a taste of how archives across the country are using engagement grants from The National Archives to commemorate these important anniversaries.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
Coming soon... In the next episode of our podcast, we explore Victory in Europe Day (or VE Day).
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Research projects
Reflections on History and Practice 2025: Working with Memory
We look back at this year's History and Archives in Practice event, held on Wednesday 5 March at Senate House, London.
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News
Mandatory bag checks introduced for all visitors
Starting 29 April 2025, we are introducing new security measures to safeguard our visitors, staff and to protect our collections.
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Podcast
On the Record: MI5: Official Secrets
In celebration of our new exhibition featuring these secret files and spy gadgets, this episode of our podcast delves into the real world of espionage.
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News
Improvement work to our building continues
Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from June will move to the first floor.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: MI5 Official Secrets
In our next episode of our podcast, On the Record, we uncover the fascinating stories behind the UK’s security service, MI5.
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News
£1 million project explores lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel
Researchers have embarked on a £1 million project to examine the lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel The Well of Loneliness.
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News
Cornelia Parker creates new work for Coronation exhibition
Stunning new artwork commissioned to mark the Coronation goes on show at The National Archives from 2 May.
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Community outreach
Reflecting on History Mysteries: a look into the life of Anne Lister
Our Education team reveal how they went about researching and producing a fascinating new resource to coincide with LGBTQ+ History Month.
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The collection
The Long March to Freedom 1944–1945
Eighty years ago a series of forced prisoner of war marches took place. We trace some of the incredible stories from these marches through our records.
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Research projects
The pannotype mystery: cracking the code of a forgotten photographic process
We delve into the fascinating research recently undertaken into a number of Victorian records in our collection featuring rare examples of early photography.
