Our records cover the history of the Second World War including the roles of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. Find out more about the Holocaust and life on the Home Front.
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Animals in the Archives
What jobs have animals done in times of war and peace?
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Archives Live: D-Day
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Capturing our Collections
Artworks inspired by documents found in The National Archives
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Caribbean history in photographs
What can these photographs tell us?
Codes and Secret Messages
What do the documents reveal about codes and secret messages?
Dear Herbert
What can personal documents reveal about people’s lives?
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Empire Windrush: Life for Migrants in the 1940s and 50s
What do these documents reveal about life for Caribbean migrants to Britain in the 1940s and 1950s?
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Evacuation to Canada
How much care was really taken?
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Evacuation to Shropshire
What happened to children who were sent away?
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Gordon Ford’s story
What was it like to be an airman in the Second World War?
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Government posters
How did Britain encourage people at home to help win the war?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
Holidays are Here!
What can our documents reveal about how families enjoyed summer holidays during the Second World War?
Propaganda
How can art be used to convey a message?
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Propaganda: the art of persuasion
How did the British government encourage people to support the war?
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Significant Events
What happened then?
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Significant People
Who is who?
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The Home Front
How did people prepare for the war at home?
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Travel smart through time (SEND)
How and why have people travelled around in the past and how have they done it safely?
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Treasures
What 'treasures' are there at The National Archives?
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Unmasking a spy
Who was Karel Richter?
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What is history?
How do historians work out what happened in the past?
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Who was Noor Khan?
What can documents reveal about her role during the Second World War?