PRONOM is an online technical registry providing impartial and definitive information about file formats, software products and other technical components required to support long-term access of electronic records.| www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Archives Revealed is the only grant programme in the United Kingdom (UK) dedicated to the cataloguing and unlocking of archival collections. The programme is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives. The goal of Archives Revealed is to ensure that significant archive collections, representing the lives […]| Portals
A £5m investment into the archives sector will unlock collections across the UK and build the skills and resilience needed to care for them into the future. The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation are delighted to announce that The National Lottery Heritage Fund has invested in the Archives Revealed funding […]| The National Archives
A 1642 will which caused a legal row about William Shakespeare’s property in Stratford-upon-Avon has been discovered at The National Archives. The will made by Thomas Nash on 25 August, 1642 was found in a box of Chancery documents from the 17th century and earlier. Until now, this original version of the will has never […]| News Archives - The National Archives
Design plans for Titanic, sketches by Raymond Briggs and gig posters by Martin F. Bedford will all be more accessible thanks to cataloguing grants. Archives Revealed has just awarded more than £750,000 in 16 separate grants to archives across the UK. Recipients range from the Harland and Wolff Ship Plan Archive in Belfast to the […]| The National Archives
Archive Service Accreditation is the UK standard for archive services. Standards schemes and frameworks help archives to manage and improve their efficiency and effectiveness through external validation, and by identifying good practice. Read our leaflet for an overview of Archive Service Accreditation. Archive Service Accreditation also enables The National Archives to fulfil our statutory functions […]| Archives sector
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Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce the latest awards to archive services.| The National Archives
‘Sensing the Archives’ is our education workshop programme for students who are blind or visually impaired, or who for any other reasons would prefer to explore documents using senses other than sight. The sessions take place at The National Archives in Kew. Read about one school’s experience with the workshop – New College Worcester The […]| The National Archives
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We have digitised 200 files which have been released by the Cabinet Office. This release includes previously retained files from the Prime Minister’s Office covering Tony Blair’s administration. It also includes records from the administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. The files will be available to search in due course via our online catalogue […]| News Archives - The National Archives
The editors of a ground-breaking new study about emotions and archives which includes work by a researcher at The National Archives has won a prestigious award. Archives and Emotions: International Dialogues across Past, Present and Future won the Waldo Gifford Leland Award for excellent writing and usefulness for archivists. The study examines the role emotions […]| News Archives - The National Archives
A new workshop created using cutting edge optacartography – a technique for transforming flat documents into 3D models – is launched today by The National Archives for students who are blind and visually impaired.It includes three-dimensional versions of historic documents from our collection, including a medieval map and a wage slip for Tudor courtier John Blanke. They are designed to be touched, with raised surfaces that can reproduce features such as churches, houses and moorland on a ...| The National Archives
Medieval experts who found Magna Carta at Harvard discuss their discovery at The National Archives in London| The National Archives
How much do you know about Adolf Hitler and the rise of Nazism in Germany?| The National Archives
Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from Monday 16 June will move to the first floor. Our existing aluminium double-glazed windows are now over 40 years old and it is time to replace them. This will ensure we continue to protect and conserve our collections. The new […]| The National Archives
A new public database listing records about railway accidents is being launched at The National Archives on Thursday 5 June to coincide with Volunteers Week. The Railway Work, Life & Death project makes accessible information about 4,500 railway staff killed or injured at work between 1911-1923. It has been made possible because volunteers at The […]| News Archives - The National Archives
A volunteer at The National Archives has won a London Heritage Volunteer Award for her outstanding work. Katrina Lidbetter won the Going the Extra Mile category in the annual awards managed by London Heritage Volunteering Group. She is one of a team of 22 volunteers who catalogued 203,000 Second World War POW record cards at […]| News Archives - The National Archives
Seven new members have been appointed to the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, the independent body which advises the government on access to public records. The appointments were made by Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The council advises her on historical public records when they are being transferred […]| The National Archives
Stunning new artwork commissioned by the Government Art Collection to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla has gone on show in our Happy & Glorious exhibition. The free exhibition includes work by artists from across the UK created in response to the Coronation on 6 May 2023. For the […]| The National Archives
Starting 29 April 2025, we are introducing new security measures to safeguard our visitors, staff and to protect our collections. Upon entering The National Archives’ building, all visitors’ bags, containers and other belongings will be searched by security staff. Prohibited items to our building remain the same and include weapons of any kind, unidentified substances, […]| News Archives - The National Archives
Work to replace the windows in the 1970s part of our building continues and from late Spring will move to the first floor. The work is due to be completed by the end of August. Our existing aluminium double-glazed windows are now over 40 years old and it is time to replace them. This will […]| The National Archives
New members are being sought for a panel which advises The Master of the Rolls on historical documents related to the manorial system and tithes. Manorial documents relate to a type of land ownership known as copyhold, abolished in 1922. Tithing was the practice of giving one tenth of all agricultural produce annually to support […]| News Archives - The National Archives
Researchers have embarked on a £1 million project to examine the lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel “The Well of Loneliness”. Published in 1928, the book follows the life of Stephen Gordon who falls in love with another woman and eventually finds temporary happiness with a female partner while serving as an ambulance driver […]| News Archives - The National Archives
Stunning new artwork commissioned by the Government Art Collection to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla goes on show at The National Archives from 2 May. The free exhibition, Happy & Glorious, showcases work by artists from across the UK created in response to the Coronation on 6 May […]| The National Archives
Two radically different archives, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Tank Museum at Bovington, have won accredited status for the first time for their archive services. The award shows they meet the UK standard for managing collections and enabling public access to their records. It also means they have shown resilience and the ability to […]| News Archives - The National Archives
A delegation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Archives and History visited The National Archives this week to learn more about our role and the sector| The National Archives
After the First World War, the map of Europe was re-drawn and several new countries were formed.| The National Archives
Professor Andrew Wathey CBE has been reappointed for a second term as Chair of The National Archives Board. The term will begin in April 2025 and run for 5 years. Andrew was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University from 2008 to 2022, and previously Senior Vice-Principal and Professor of Music History at Royal Holloway […]| The National Archives
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