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Learn how the stories hidden in our documents are uncovered by our experts and volunteers. Find out behind-the-scenes information about how we care for our records, and get tips on how you can do your own research.
Inspired to discover tales of espionage and intrigue? Find out how to start researching the records of MI5 and British intelligence services we hold.
Tracing hundreds of years, PhD student Jessica Gregory outlines some of the best ways to research hospital-related records at The National Archives.
Inspired by our current exhibition, MI5: Official Secrets, we've drawn up a summer reading list offering both spy fiction and fact.
Volunteer Dr Brenda Mortimer examines how Australia's Norfolk Island became ‘a place of the extremest punishment’ for colonial convicts in the 1820s.
From secret codes to never-before seen devices, here’s five reasons to visit our current MI5: Official Secrets exhibition.
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.
For National Apprenticeships Week, Level 7 Archivist and Records Manager apprentice Liv Page reflects on her first two months here at The National Archives.
Over 100 Security Service (MI5) files are being released today covering a wide range of subjects and individuals. Most notably, the Cambridge Five spy ring.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at why some of our records are not kept at our main site in London, as we head underground to explore Deep Store.
The new National Archives blogs launched in 2025, but our older posts can still be read in the UK Government Web Archive.
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
Find out about the latest cutting-edge work we are doing to open up archives and historical records to our communities.
Read about the latest updates and expert opinion on the subjects of digital media, digital archiving, taxonomy and management of data.
Read the latest from interdisciplinary research projects happening at the National Archives. Discover the latest news about our upcoming projects and events.