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Edward VIII became king following the death of his father, George V. He abdicated the throne in order to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson and became known as the Duke of Windsor. Fort Belvedere is a ...

To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, The National Archives brings to you the first instalment of a new online broadcast event: History Mysteries! Join us as we go on an adventure to uncover the mystery ...

While respondents reported that their archives were open most weeks of the year, they were only open for 21 to 22 hours a week on average, the equivalent of three days out of seven. This inevitably ...

Inviting responses The survey was open to responses between 8 January 2024 and 15 March 2024, to give people an appropriate amount of time to respond. Visitor numbers While respondents reported that ...

The National Archives (UK) is launching the first-ever annual survey of the UK’s archive sector in partnership with National Records Scotland, the Scottish Council on Archives, Welsh Government, ...

The unit war diaries (record series WO 95) represent one of the most popular collections held by The National Archives. War diaries were kept for two main reasons: to provide an accurate record of ...

Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services have been awarded accredited status ...

In this section we provide information on how to manage, care for and develop records and collections so that they are accessible and relevant to current and future researchers. While archives are ...

The award of accreditation is made by the Archive Service Accreditation Panel. Archive services can be awarded either full or provisional accredited status. Find out more about the award of full and ...

More than 81% of The National Archives’ collections are made from paper. This includes tagged files, flat maps and plans, rolls, bundles, volumes and artworks. During manufacture, wood or other ...

In the final week of November each year we hold Catalogue Week, a celebration of projects and initiatives currently taking place at The National Archives. You can explore all of our Catalogue Week ...