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News stories from The National Archives can now be found at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/
Pupils in North East England get hands-on with history
Our first education service delivered locally with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without...
From Sat 24 Jan: Love Letters exhibition reveals the lengths we go for love
Love letters relating to some of the most famous – and sometimes dangerous – love affairs in British history are on show at The National Archives from...
The National Archives Welcomes New Directors
We are pleased to announce that Tobi Adetimilehin has been appointed Finance Director of The National Archives, and started her term leading...
The National Archives and RIBA to partner
The National Archives and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will ensure the accessibility...
More than 600 government files released under 20-year rule
More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule. Most are correspondence and work on government policies...
Christmas 1604 ledger shows Shakespeare top of the bill
A set of accounts from James I’s Master of the Revels which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s Othello in the run-up to Christmas...
Parliament’s Archive Collections Now Accessible at The National Archives
From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at Kew.
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Rare chance to see Jane Austen’s will in Love Letters exhibition
Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance to see her will in The National Archives’ Love...
Bosie’s passionate plea for lover Oscar Wilde in Love Letters exhibition
A passionate plea for clemency from Oscar Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas goes on show in The National Archives’ Love Letters exhibition, opening...
The National Archives Updates Service Fees
From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs. This is the...
Project to bring voices of enslaved people to life
The National Archives is working with international academics to make the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people...
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