The National Archives

The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, and for England and Wales.  We are the guardians of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years.

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours

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Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June primary image

Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June

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Messy Play 2-5yrs primary image

Messy Play 2-5yrs

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Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45 primary image

Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45

Friday at 14:00

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours

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Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England primary image

The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England

Fri, May 3, 2:00 PM GMT+1

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Mary I with Alison Weir primary image

Mary I with Alison Weir

Fri, May 10, 2:00 PM

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Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years)

Tue, May 28, 11:00 AM

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SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis primary image

SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis

Wed, May 29, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours

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Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June primary image

Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June

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Messy Play 2-5yrs primary image

Messy Play 2-5yrs

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Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45 primary image

Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45

Friday at 14:00

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours

Free

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England primary image

The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England

Fri, May 3, 2:00 PM GMT+1

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Mary I with Alison Weir primary image

Mary I with Alison Weir

Fri, May 10, 2:00 PM

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Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years)

Tue, May 28, 11:00 AM

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SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis primary image

SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis

Wed, May 29, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Past (610)

Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera primary image

Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera

yesterday at 19:30 GMT+1

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Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain primary image

Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain

Wed, Apr 10, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years)

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives primary image

Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War primary image

MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War

Wed, Apr 3, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Great Escapes Online Curator Tour primary image

Great Escapes Online Curator Tour

Wed, Mar 27, 7:30 PM GMT

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A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives primary image

A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives

Fri, Mar 22, 2:00 PM GMT

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Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3 primary image

Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3

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Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested primary image

Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested

Fri, Mar 15, 2:00 PM GMT

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A Woman of No Importance primary image

A Woman of No Importance

Wed, Mar 6, 7:30 PM GMT

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Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera primary image

Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera

yesterday at 19:30 GMT+1

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Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain primary image

Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain

Wed, Apr 10, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years)

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives primary image

Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War primary image

MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War

Wed, Apr 3, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Great Escapes Online Curator Tour primary image

Great Escapes Online Curator Tour

Wed, Mar 27, 7:30 PM GMT

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A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives primary image

A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives

Fri, Mar 22, 2:00 PM GMT

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Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3 primary image

Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3

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Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested primary image

Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested

Fri, Mar 15, 2:00 PM GMT

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A Woman of No Importance primary image

A Woman of No Importance

Wed, Mar 6, 7:30 PM GMT

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The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, and for England and Wales.  We are the guardians of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years.

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours

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Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June primary image

Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June

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Messy Play 2-5yrs primary image

Messy Play 2-5yrs

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Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45 primary image

Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45

Friday at 14:00

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours

Free

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England primary image

The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England

Fri, May 3, 2:00 PM GMT+1

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Mary I with Alison Weir primary image

Mary I with Alison Weir

Fri, May 10, 2:00 PM

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Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years)

Tue, May 28, 11:00 AM

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SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis primary image

SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis

Wed, May 29, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives curator tours

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Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June primary image

Behind the Scenes Tours: April to June

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Messy Play 2-5yrs primary image

Messy Play 2-5yrs

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Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45 primary image

Captives: Prisoners of War and Internees 1939-45

Friday at 14:00

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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours primary image

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives volunteer tours

Free

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Sailing down the Thames: Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England primary image

The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England

Fri, May 3, 2:00 PM GMT+1

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Mary I with Alison Weir primary image

Mary I with Alison Weir

Fri, May 10, 2:00 PM

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Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers primary image

Fantastic Fairytales. Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Everyone loves going on holiday! (5-7 years)

Tue, May 28, 11:00 AM

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SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis primary image

SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis

Wed, May 29, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera primary image

Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera

yesterday at 19:30 GMT+1

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Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain primary image

Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain

Wed, Apr 10, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years)

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives primary image

Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War primary image

MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War

Wed, Apr 3, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Great Escapes Online Curator Tour primary image

Great Escapes Online Curator Tour

Wed, Mar 27, 7:30 PM GMT

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A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives primary image

A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives

Fri, Mar 22, 2:00 PM GMT

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Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3 primary image

Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3

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Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested primary image

Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested

Fri, Mar 15, 2:00 PM GMT

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A Woman of No Importance primary image

A Woman of No Importance

Wed, Mar 6, 7:30 PM GMT

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Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera primary image

Empireworld - In conversation with Sathnam Sanghera

yesterday at 19:30 GMT+1

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Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain primary image

Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain

Wed, Apr 10, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years) primary image

Time Travel Club: Curious Creatures (5-7 years)

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives primary image

Time Travel Club: Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives

Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 AM

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War primary image

MI9: Escape and Evasion in the Second World War

Wed, Apr 3, 7:30 PM GMT+1

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Time Travel Craft Club (all ages) primary image

Time Travel Craft Club (all ages)

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Great Escapes Online Curator Tour primary image

Great Escapes Online Curator Tour

Wed, Mar 27, 7:30 PM GMT

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A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives primary image

A Lost Medieval Island: Ravenser Odd and its Afterlives

Fri, Mar 22, 2:00 PM GMT

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Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3 primary image

Springtime Sensory storytelling for babies/toddlers under-3

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Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested primary image

Secrets of The National Archives: The Index of Suffragettes Arrested

Fri, Mar 15, 2:00 PM GMT

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A Woman of No Importance primary image

A Woman of No Importance

Wed, Mar 6, 7:30 PM GMT

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