Digital
Designing our button
We recently went through the process of standardising the set of components we use to build our websites. The simplest of these was the button.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
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The collection
Five reasons to visit MI5: Official Secrets
From secret codes to never-before seen devices, here’s five reasons to visit our current MI5: Official Secrets exhibition.
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Podcast
On the Record: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
In this episode of On the Record we explore what VE Day was like, from the soldiers and medics at the frontline, to the folks at home hoping for peace.
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Community outreach
Three UK archives engaging new audiences for VE and VJ Day anniversaries
Get a taste of how archives across the country are using engagement grants from The National Archives to commemorate these important anniversaries.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
Coming soon... In the next episode of our podcast, we explore Victory in Europe Day (or VE Day).
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Research projects
Reflections on History and Practice 2025: Working with Memory
We look back at this year's History and Archives in Practice event, held on Wednesday 5 March at Senate House, London.
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Podcast
On the Record: MI5: Official Secrets
In celebration of our new exhibition featuring these secret files and spy gadgets, this episode of our podcast delves into the real world of espionage.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: MI5 Official Secrets
In our next episode of our podcast, On the Record, we uncover the fascinating stories behind the UK’s security service, MI5.
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Community outreach
Reflecting on History Mysteries: a look into the life of Anne Lister
Our Education team reveal how they went about researching and producing a fascinating new resource to coincide with LGBTQ+ History Month.
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The collection
The Long March to Freedom 1944–1945
Eighty years ago a series of forced prisoner of war marches took place. We trace some of the incredible stories from these marches through our records.
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Research projects
The pannotype mystery: cracking the code of a forgotten photographic process
We delve into the fascinating research recently undertaken into a number of Victorian records in our collection featuring rare examples of early photography.
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Podcast
On the Record: Working women in history
Including stories from the Middle Ages to the 1960s, this episode examines women’s jobs, their conditions, their struggles, and their resilience through time.
