Reading room disruption

We are experiencing problems with our heating system. The building and reading rooms will be open on Saturday as normal, but it may be cooler than usual.

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MI5 events

Browse our exciting programme of talks and tours, delving into stories of espionage.

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On the Record: Working Women in History

Tune into our podcast to explore the lives of working women over the centuries.

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Exhibition coming soon – MI5: Official Secrets

Find out about our upcoming exhibition in partnership with MI5 – opening 5 April 2025.

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Professor Andrew Wathey reappointed as Chair of The National Archives Board

Professor Andrew Wathey CBE has been reappointed for a second term.

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The story of Sophia Duleep Singh

Learn more about this formidable figure in the women's suffrage movement.

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Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and Rebellion in Eighteenth Century Britain

What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can.

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