Everyone is welcome to use The National Archives, whether to research our collections in our reading rooms, visit our exhibitions or use any of the other services and facilities we provide. We kindly ...

The National Archives has won prestigious funding to upgrade its analytical research laboratory creating a centre of ...

The Avebury Stone Circle and the surrounding sites (West Kennet Avenue, Beckhampton Avenue, Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Windmill Hill) have provoked the interest of ...

We offer training to develop skills, knowledge and understanding within the archives sector. Our training sessions are relevant from both an organisational and individual perspective. Please email us ...

Map to show the attractions of the South Bank Exhibition as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. The Festival of Britain was originally intended to mark the 100 years since the Great Exhibition ...

Dame Katharine Furse and Dame Rachel Crowdy: papers (DM 1584) ...

The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called as it combined the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign, the kingdoms of England and Wales, of ...

Westley Richards & Co Ltd was established in 1812 by the celebrated Birmingham gunmaker, William Westley Richards (1790-1865), He challenged the pre-eminence of the London gunmakers and his ...

Please note that our reading rooms open and close at different times to our building, as shown below.

This database celebrates the 18,000 plus individuals who fought in the Battle of the Trafalgar on the side of the Royal Navy. The victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain, as a result of ...

Use this service to book a visit to view our documents. You may book a maximum of 36 visits in a rolling 12-week period.

Travel through time with our family activities! Time Travel Club is our family activities programme with events and activities designed for children. Learn, create and have fun with all the family.