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A set of accounts from James I’s Master of the Revels which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s...

More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule. Most are correspondence and...

Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance...

Six contrasting archives from different parts of Britain have won accredited status for the first time. They range from records...

From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at...

Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance...

From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with...

A passionate plea for clemency from Oscar Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas goes on show in The National Archives’ Love...

  The National Archives is working with international academics to make the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people...

We can today announce a major exhibition exploring the birth of the United States of America to coincide with the...