19th century cardboard secret code device klaxon! are you an MA or PhD student looking to get experience sharing archive wonders with broader public/children? apply now (7 year old me is absolutely making cardboard secret code devices all summer)

At The National Archives we have six exciting opportunities for MA/PhD students to gain experience of the cultural/heritage sector through student placements, including one supervised by me: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional... Please share; questions welcome!

Want to learn more about the spectacular find on the Danish cargo ship Anne-Marie? Sign up for an exciting roundtable with researchers from the Faroe Islands here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf... #skystorians #19thcentury #earlymodern #maritimehistory

This 1843 Minute Book of the Royal Commission on Health of Towns was bound by John Smith, who also manufactured account books. The spine, now fragile and detached, reveals the use of account book waste in the binding (The National Archives, MH7/1)

Posters are up! 🎉

This beautiful letterhead from an educational supplier in 1912 offers a glimpse into diverse pedagogical methods at the time: Froebel's influential kindergartens & 'Occupations'; Object Lessons; chalk drawing & 'brushwork'; 'drills' & 'recitations'... (from Treasury records at The National Archives)

This is a fascinating picture of a widow writing what we'd today call a 'living will', in the 1780s. PROB 11/1143/398 at The National Archives

Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records. Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌