All posts Behind the scenesReflecting on Windrush 75Wednesday 6 December 2023Iqbal Singh reflects on two 2023 projects that marked 75 years since HMT Empire...Records and researchInternational Volunteer Day 2023: The work that inspired Great EscapesTuesday 5 December 2023International Volunteer Day is the perfect time to celebrate the efforts that inspired our...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2023Monday 27 November 2023Our annual celebration of cataloguing initiatives at The National Archives, Catalogue Week, is here!...Behind the scenesLetters Unread: Opening closed letters in the Prize Papers projectMonday 20 November 2023Conservator Camilla Camus-Doughan showcases how she opened envelopes that had been sealed for centuries....Records and researchResearching Section 28Wednesday 15 November 2023Vicky Iglikowski-Broad reflects on researching Section 28 ahead of the anniversary of its repeal....Records and research‘Curating crises’: Exploring histories of knowledge about volcanoes in the CaribbeanMonday 13 November 2023This summer saw the close of a two-year research project exploring the history of...Records and researchAaron Graham and the prison hulks of the early 19th centuryWednesday 1 November 2023Volunteer Carol Kellas looks at how one man improved the lives of prisoners on...Records and researchCatalogued: The State Papers of George IIITuesday 24 October 2023Dedicated volunteers have described 2,749 items from the years 1760 to 1783. What did they find?...Records and researchThe early photography of Hong Kong at The National ArchivesThursday 19 October 2023Angela Cheung investigates a photo album called ‘Hongkong & Macao, The Typhoon of 22 Sept 1874’...Records and researchMapping Caribbean migration to BritainMonday 9 October 2023Trace the journeys of passengers aboard three post-war ships from the Caribbean to Britain,...Records and researchFor outstanding bravery: Civilian honours in the Second World WarTuesday 26 September 2023How courageous civilians were recognised for outstanding acts of bravery during The Second World...Behind the scenesReflections on autumn through three beautiful scenesTuesday 19 September 2023Enjoy activities inspired by three unique paintings from our collection.... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 167 »