Reading’s Bayeux Tapestry is a full-size copy of the original 11th century tapestry. It was created in 1885-1886 by 35 women of the Leek Embroidery Society 'so that England should have a copy of its o...

What happened after Guy Fawkes was captured?

We hold an original version of the Declaration that is completely unique: the only known copy attributed to John Dunlap’s shop in Baltimore.

Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wrecked off the mid-west coast of Western Australia in June 16...

Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

Lucy Clarke examines the arrest in early modern England, reconstructing how bystanders could legitimise or challenge the power of the state.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel is praised by former England players for saying his players "got lucky" in World Cup quarter-final win over Norway - but match-winner Jude Bellingham disagrees.

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Medieval History (Research & Teaching Track) on jobs.ac.uk!

The year 2026 marks a monumental milestone in global history: the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. To commemorate...

In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.

One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship

History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.

Any Exeter alumni who wish for their names to be added to the petition below should please complete the form at this link: https://forms.gle/SpdYvmmsCaJbmZft6. If you are not an alumnus, but still wis...

Joe Saunders Markets have historically fulfilled a key role in the economic life of Britain with most towns prior to the nineteenth-century existing as market centres. These markets provided regula…

Graham Moore, a Records Specialist for Early Modern Parliament at The National Archives, looks at the ‘Dunlap broadsides’ and how news of US Independence spread across the Atlantic.

Using the Lloyd’s Register Archive to investigate the development of colonial ports in Australia and Pakistan

People will be able to experience the town as major 17th Century port and the Gloucester shipwreck.

Discover all the activities, talks, performances and tours happening at The National Archives for Archives Fest 2026, our one-day festival on 12 July.

The story of the losers is full of meaningful silences and William of Normandy’s terror.

Some of the most exciting stories in the American Revolution are those of the extraordinary, yet ordinary, men and women whose lives were forever changed.