Family activity
Time Travel Tots: sensory storytelling
Excite your child's senses through music, play, props and toys bringing themes from our collection to life.
What's On
Everything that's on
Browse all of our events, exhibitions and displays.
Events
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Tour
Behind the scenes tours
Take the chance to go behind the scenes at The National Archives' repositories and see a range of historical documents.
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: messy play
Join us for a messy play session! We will use lots of fun sensory materials to spark children's imagination and creativity.
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Talk
Henry VII: Treason and Trust
Discover the story of one of England’s unlikeliest monarchs.
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Family activity
Time Travel Tots: musical storytelling
Sing, dance and shake your way through time in a musical adventure!
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Talk
The Cambridge Spy Ring: 75 Years since the first defections
Join Gordon Corera in discussion with Gill Bennett as they investigate the legacy of the Cambridge Spies, 75 years on.
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Family activity
Time Travel craft club
Get creative and crafty with the family this summer!
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Family activity
Time Travel Club: music through history
Explore the history of music and have a go at making your own instruments!
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Talk
The House of Boleyn
Join bestselling author and historian Tracy Borman as she vividly brings to life the story behind her new novel, The House of Boleyn.
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Family activity
Time Travel Club: musical adventures
Go on a musical adventure through history inspired by our collection!
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Talk
The Great Resistance: the 400-year fight to end slavery in the Americas
Historian Carrie Gibson tells the epic story of the fight to end slavery.
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Talk
1966: the best of times?
60 years on, join us to explore the ups and downs of 1966.
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Talk
Revolution through a British lens
Discover the story of the birth of the United States of America.
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Talk
Pipe Rolls: Cross-Channel Lordship in the Middle Ages
Join us for the annual Pipe Roll Society Lecture.
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Tour
Curator tour – Revolution 250: America's Independence Story 1763–1783
Explore the birth of the United States of America with one of our expert exhibition curators.
Exhibitions and displays
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Display
Stories Unboxed
Each month we take a single, remarkable document, put it on display, and explore its story.
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Display
The Cabinet Table
Examine our replica Cabinet table and explore leaders from the past through their documents at this permanent display.
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Exhibition
Revolution 250: America's Independence Story 1763–1783
Marking the 250th anniversary of The US Declaration of Independence, this powerful free exhibition will chart the emergence of the United States of America.