Posts by Neil Johnston Records and researchFictitious treasons: ‘The Popish Plot’Thursday 30 March 2023How was 'treason' used during the extraordinary political tensions in England in 1678?...Records and researchThe treason of Sir Thomas MoreTuesday 7 March 2023Sir Thomas More was a leading Tudor statesman. What led to his execution?...Records and researchBeyond 2022 at The National Archives. What is it?Monday 27 June 2022The PROI was destroyed on 30 June 1922 when the building was shelled and...Archives and archivistsRecovering the record: Beyond 2022 at The National ArchivesThursday 26 May 2022A momentous anniversary is approaching. 30 June 2022 marks the centenary of the destruction...Archives and archivistsResearch Exchange: Interpretation in digital researchFriday 8 October 2021Our Research Exchange series features interviews with researchers across The National Archives in which...Records and researchCharles II’s Restoration, May 1660Friday 29 May 2020Charles Stuart was restored to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland in May...Records and researchJoin us to discuss seven centuries of Irish historyWednesday 13 February 2019Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 March 2019 Dominus Hibernie/Rex Hiberniae: pre-modern Ireland, 1200-1801 Tickets...Archives and archivistsThe Trial of Charles IWednesday 30 January 2019The execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 still arouses strong emotions in...Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Ireland’s Virtual Record TreasuryFriday 9 February 2018The Four Courts complex in Dublin was destroyed on 30 June 1922, in the...Records and researchLady Jane Grey’s correspondenceTuesday 16 January 2018Lady Jane Grey is perhaps the least known English queen of the sixteenth century...Records and researchSix Wives in the archives: Howard’s endWednesday 21 December 2016Take a closer look at documents relating to Katherine Howard’s relationships and the reaction...Records and researchSix Wives in the archives: the trial of Anne BoleynWednesday 14 December 2016It is undeniable that, out of all of Henry VIII’s six wives, Anne Boleyn...