The National Archives: 1,000 years of history at your fingertips
The National Archives is the UK government's official
archive, containing over 1,000 years of history including over
270,000,000 documents that are available on the UK Government Web
Archive.
The web site includes:
- Support for your research - including guides, catalogues
and indexes - whether you are looking for a person, a place or
a particular subject;
- Lesson plans and workshops for teachers and students;
- Online exhibitions on historical themes;
- An online museum of national treasures;
- Podcasts about news and popular topics;
- Updates to let you know when new material is available,
such as Official Records from 1979 and Births, Marriages and Deaths
at Sea;
- Advice on how to use the National Archives in Kew;
- Advice and links to other organisations and web sites which you
might find useful.
Whether you are a student of a particular topic, a researcher or
somebody who is interested in history in general you will
find something on the site that will interest you.