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Awakening the giant

In early April, we published a blog about ‘sending the giant to sleep’, which...

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Stinking fish, beer and brewing controversies around 1800

James Sumner (Manchester University) discusses the challenges that brewers faced in promoting new innovations...

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The National Archives to re-open on 21 July

We’re very pleased to announce that we will be able to welcome visitors back...

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Watermarks: New ways to see and search them

If you hold an old letter up to a lamp, you might see a...

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Seeking new delegates for our User Advisory Group

Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve...

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Dancing With Love

It is striking how most of the themes and emotions, from heartache to love...

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