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Three archives gain accredited status for the first time
The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has awarded the coveted accredited status to 3 archives.
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Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Monday, 3 August 2026
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Our first frontend library milestone
Discover our process for releasing our frontend library, TNA Frontend.
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Monday, 27 July 2026
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Archive Rambler: from Lynmouth to Woolacombe
Giorgia Tolfo continues the second leg of her journey while exploring how archival research and walking can work together.
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Archive Rambler: Lynmouth and Lynton
Continuing her exploration into the combination of archival research and walking, Giorgia Tolfo sets off on the next leg of her journey.
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Friday, 3 July 2026
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Finding a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence
In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.
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Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence discovered at The National Archives
A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered at The National Archives.
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Monday, 29 June 2026
BBC Science & Environment
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer
The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
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Wednesday, 17 June 2026
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Unheard Voices: Encountering difficult histories with the Sri Lankan Tamil community
In this blog, Hari Chandrapal explains how she explored unsettling histories with members of the Sri Lankan community using records at The National Archives.
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Monday, 15 June 2026
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Where Paper Remembers: South Asian Stories – A model for regional engagement
Iqbal Singh and Dr Shaniece Martin recently co‑led a workshop in Coventry inspired by the exhibition Stories That Made Us – Roots, Resilience, Representation.
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Thursday, 11 June 2026
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The day a missile struck The National Archives' site
When Chris Ransted learned that during the Second World War, a V1 flying bomb hit the site where The National Archives now stands, he chose to investigate.
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Tuesday, 9 June 2026
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Researching LGBTQ+ histories in the archives of government
In this blog post Vicky Iglikowski-Broad explains how you can get started in researching LGBTQ+ histories through government records.
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Thursday, 4 June 2026
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Recovering histories of Scandinavian seafarers in the Prize Papers
On a three-month placement at the National Archives, Kaia Sollie explored records about Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian seafaring in the seventeenth century.
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Tuesday, 2 June 2026
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Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2026
To celebrate Volunteers' week, The National Archives’ Keith Mitchell reflects on the achievements of our volunteers and their projects.
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Friday, 29 May 2026
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Cataloguing the copyright collection
In this blog post, Katherine Howells explores how our volunteers have catalogued copyright records and highlights the stories they can tell us.
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Thursday, 28 May 2026
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Caribbean and West African scholars to lead new research into transatlantic slavery
New funding to preserve historical records related to transatlantic slavery.
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Thursday, 21 May 2026
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The A–Z of the Royal Navy Captains' letters project – 'N' to 'Z'
Bruno Pappalardo reports on the final findings of the volunteer Royal Navy Captains’ letters project.
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Monday, 18 May 2026
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200th UK archive awarded accredited status
The UK's 200th archive has been awarded accredited status.
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Using our records to connect through nature
In this blog post, Sara Griffiths discusses our learnings from recent outreach sessions to mark Dementia Action Week.
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Exploring archival value: Does the ‘perfect parchment’ exist?
Olivia Page looks back on a recent conservation workshop that explored the sensory and physical qualities of historical materials.
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Thursday, 14 May 2026
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The National Archives wins Museums + Heritage Award
MI5: Official Secrets, The National Archives exhibition co-curated with MI5, won the Museums + Heritage Award in the category, Temporary or Touring Exhibition.
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