On 30 November 1601, Elizabeth addressed 141 Members of the House of Commons (including the Speaker) in what would be her last Parliament. Her speech was expected to address their concerns about ...

Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services have been awarded accredited status ...

In this section we provide information on how to manage, care for and develop records and collections so that they are accessible and relevant to current and future researchers. While archives are ...

MEMORANDUM BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND AND THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION There has in recent weeks been strong pressure in Parliament in the ...

More than 81% of The National Archives’ collections are made from paper. This includes tagged files, flat maps and plans, rolls, bundles, volumes and artworks. During manufacture, wood or other ...

This blog is about a recently completed project to catalogue by name all the ships appearing in the series WO 435, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (DEMS): Ships’ Cards. James Cronan is the ...

In the final week of November each year we hold Catalogue Week, a celebration of projects and initiatives currently taking place at The National Archives. You can explore all of our Catalogue Week ...

In this blog, Olivia Gecseg explains the work that a team of volunteers started earlier this year, transcribing records of design copyright registrations for the period 1884–1888, from volumes known ...

Imaging of documents using a hand-held camera, smartphone, tablet, or laptop is permitted in the reading rooms. It is important to remember that when imaging documents, good handling takes priority, ...

The annual Accessions to Repositories Survey seeks to provide insights into archival collecting practices across the UK. 245 archive services participated in the 2023 survey, reporting more than ...

A Year in Archives is our annual publication about and for the UK archives sector. It brings together stories and case studies from across the sector, showcasing and celebrating archives and their ...

The ERO partnered with Deaf artist Damien Robinson to hold a series of workshops exploring the history of the D/deaf community in Southend-on-Sea. The project resulted in a zine telling the story of ...