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• Medieval experts reveal how they found Harvard’s Magna Carta

  

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  25 June 2025

  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.

• New windows for first floor

  

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  12 June 2025

  Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from Monday 16 June will move to the first floor.

• Human cost of working on the railways revealed in database

  

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  4 June 2025

  A new public database listing records about railway accidents is being launched at The National Archives on Thursday 5 June to coincide with Volunteers Week.

• Katrina scoops LHVA award in Volunteers’ Week

  

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  2 June 2025

  A volunteer at The National Archives has won a London Heritage Volunteer Award (LHVA) for her outstanding work.

• Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announces new members of public records advisory body

  

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  30 May 2025

  Seven new members have been appointed to the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, the independent body which advises the government on access to p

• Happy & Glorious: Coronation art exhibition goes on show

  

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  8 May 2025

  Stunning new artwork commissioned by the Government Art Collection to mark the Coronation has gone on show in our Happy & Glorious exhibition.

• Mandatory bag checks introduced for all visitors

  

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  23 April 2025

  Starting 29 April 2025, we are introducing new security measures to safeguard our visitors, staff and to protect our collections.

• Improvement work to our building continues

  

  Published

  17 April 2025

  Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from June will move to the first floor.

• £1 million project explores lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel

  

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  11 April 2025

  Researchers have embarked on a £1 million project to examine the lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel The Well of Loneliness.

• Cornelia Parker creates new work for Coronation exhibition

  

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  10 April 2025

  Stunning new artwork commissioned to mark the Coronation goes on show at The National Archives from 2 May.

• Tanks to Botanics – archives win accredited status

  

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  27 March 2025

  The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Tank Museum at Bovington, have won accredited status for the first time for their archive services.

• Parliamentary group receive warm welcome

  

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  20 March 2025

  This week we welcomed a delegation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Archives and History to learn more about the work of The National Archives.