It's often impossible to find direct accounts of poor people in the historical record. But an extraordinary collection containing thousands of letters written by people in poverty between 1834 and 1900 provides an insight into their lives. Listen to the podcast here:🎙️👇

Come hear me tall about the two Matildas and the 'Anarchy' this Friday! Free and online with The National Archives Research The National Archives eventbrite.com/e/the-year-of-…

This Wednesday, join Anthony Bale 📚🐈‍⬛🏳️‍🌈 to explore a world that blurs the distinction between real and imagined places. Follow the journeys made by scholars, spies and saints across a medieval world brimming with miraculous wonders and long lost landmarks: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-travel-gui…

🥇 Congratulations to all Olympians! With the 2024 Games wrapping up today, not sure if there are any plans to make a single montage of all the winners… This remarkable image of all those who took gold was produced after the 1908 London Olympics. Catalogue no: COPY 1/527/202

This Weds, join us for the final talk of our four-part series on the long 12th century – a period of conquest and rebellion, betrayal and murder, warring queens and sibling rivalry. @Familyhistorysh explores power and politics under the Plantagenet kings: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-devils-b…

This has been a great series of from The National Archives. Particularly enjoyed the last talk and its exploration of medieval 'travel diaries' of journeys across Europe and beyond, and their recommendations for fellow travellers. Longer tradition of having a good moan than I realised!

🎧Heads up! A new episode of our podcast 'On The Record' is coming out this Thursday. Following the #DDay80 commemorations, we take a look at some of the untold stories of the momentous event. Don’t wait, subscribe now and listen to the trailer: pod.link/1460242815

Just a couple more tickets left for our upcoming behind the scenes tours. Get a rare look inside our repositories, discover how we store and manage our collections, and discover some of our hidden gems: eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the-s…

Congratulations to Rambert on achieving Archive Service Accreditation for a second time! Here Lucy Fletcher is presenting the certificate to Daniel Albon, Senior Archivist, and Helen Shute, CEO of Rambert, alongside many dancers

🎧 Untold Stories of D-Day | A new episode of our podcast is out now! Hear about a tank driver on the front line, one of the first black women in the RAF, and a femme fatale whose coded telegram saved many lives. Listen now: pod.link/1460242815/epi…

Are you a regular user of our archives? We are seeking new voluntary representatives to join our User Advisory Group, giving the people who use our services the opportunity to participate in our planning and decision-making processes. Find out more here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/joi…

Book now to hear Robert Harris in conversation about his new novel, Precipice – set in 1914 and based on the real-life romance between 26-year-old Venetia Stanley and the Prime Minister H H Asquith. 📍 Online - Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 19:30 BST eventbrite.co.uk/e/precipice-in…

Book now to hear William Dalrymple discuss his new publication, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World, just a week after its UK release. 📍 Online - Friday, 20 September 2024, 14:00 BST eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-golden-r…