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• Issues with The National Archives website

  

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  21 October 2026

  Some of our services are unavailable to due to a potential vulnerability with PHP.

• Newly discovered Declaration of Independence goes on display for the first time

  

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  29 September 2026

  A rare print of the US Declaration of Independence has gone on display for the first time at The National Archives

• New shared approach for Wallace letter

  

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  9 September 2026

  Wallace letter returns to The National Archives

• Three archives gain accredited status for the first time

  

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  5 August 2026

  The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has awarded the coveted accredited status to 3 archives.

• Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence discovered at The National Archives

  

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  3 July 2026

  A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered at The National Archives.

• Caribbean and West African scholars to lead new research into transatlantic slavery

  

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  28 May 2026

  New funding to preserve historical records related to transatlantic slavery.

• 200th UK archive awarded accredited status

  

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  18 May 2026

  The UK's 200th archive has been awarded accredited status.

• The National Archives wins Museums + Heritage Award

  

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  14 May 2026

  MI5: Official Secrets, The National Archives exhibition co-curated with MI5, won the Museums + Heritage Award in the category, Temporary or Touring Exhibition.

• UK Government Records Relating To The Troubles Published By The National Archives

  

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  21 April 2026

  A batch of almost 1,000 UK Government records relating to the Troubles has been digitised and published online by the National Archives.

• Government publishes national vision for archives in England

  

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  20 April 2026

  The government has published ‘Archives at the Heart of Society’, a new national vision for archives in England.

• Exhibition to explore the making of America to feature rare Declaration of Independence

  

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  20 April 2026

  A major 2026 exhibition will explore the birth of the United States of America to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

• Debenhams archive saved by collaboration

  

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  23 March 2026

  Individuals and organisations working together has secured the future of the historic Debenhams archive.