50 years ago today, Agatha Mallowan, better known as Agatha Christie, was buried in the graveyard at St Mary's, Cholsey. The register recording the burial is now held by us. This autumn we will be holding an exhibition celebrating this renowned author and local resident.

The Court of King's Bench could hear the most serious of criminal cases. They also had to hear misdemeanours such as this one against John Carver, for "insulting the French Ambassador by knocking violently on his door" [Rex v Carver, East Geo II] TNA KB 33/11/6

Happy new year, all! Our Jan 2026 newsletter was sent out today. We’re sharing highlights from 2025 and what’s coming up in 2026, including dates for our 10th Practice Interview Event and the launch of our new LinkedIn Community Group.

Our current round of Resilience Grant applications closes next Wednesday! Is your archive looking to create lasting solutions to a particular challenge? Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Embarking on archival research may seem daunting but with careful planning, patience and an inquisitive outlook you can find some real treasures within historical collections. Enjoy the process and embrace the satisfaction that comes from uncovering valuable insights from the past. #ArchvesWales

Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.

Our latest #NewAccession is a digital copy of a map of Middle Peak & Stoneycroft quarries, produced when Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd took 50% ownership from Bowne & Shaw Ltd in the 1920s. The Wirksworth firm traded in ironstone & limestone. The original plan is thought to have been destroyed.

Thanks to all who joined us for today's EDIB self-assessment toolkit workshop. We were fully booked today but I think there are spaces on the remaining workshops in this series - the next one's on Monday pm if that's a better time for you www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/edib-self...

In the last two years, over 60,000 item descriptions for Elizabethan Star Chamber (STAC 5) and Requests (REQ 2) have been added to The National Archives' online catalogue. Come hear me shout (more) about it @tudorstuartseminar.bsky.social on 16 February.

Special offer! Buy the 2nd edition of "Maps: Their Untold Stories" from The National Archives' bookshop at a bargain price of £20. It has very good pictures. #MapMonday shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk/collections/...

Come & work with me! Senior Archivist (Military Records Project) at The National Archives (UK). £39.5k pa. Apply by Sunday 25 January. #ArchivesJobs www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee! Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard? Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

We're looking for a Level 3 Library, Information and Archives Services Assistant Apprentice to join the @newsukarchives.bsky.social team. Details here: www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/41... Please share with anyone who might be interested.

any UK archive friends interested in a small archive-adjacent project? paid and entirely remote. DM me

Are you looking to conduct research into your community heritage? What training and resources would be most useful to you? Share your thoughts in the Community Hub training needs survey by Friday 16 January: www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/news... (1/2)

Mulled wine and a (not pictured) mince pie. #MerryChristmas #ConfinedCocktails

are you bored at Christmas? want an opportunity to escape from your relatives because you are Making Valuable Contributions to Scholarship? can I interest you in looking at (labelled!) slides from the early 20th century, architecture and archaeology? all I need you to do is write down the label.

A look back at some of our highlights from this year 🎉 From our summer strategy day - where the team met in person for the first time at EY’s London offices - to hosting our 8th and 9th Global Practice Interview Events. The feedback was incredible.

Join us on Wednesday 28 January (10AM) for a practical free online workshop taking you step-by-step through the process of creating a sustainability action plan for your archive! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi...

We’re delighted to announce that The Ballast Trust has been awarded a Records at Risk grant, kindly funded by @britrecs.bsky.social, to safely transport, relocate and preserve the archive of Ballantine Castings. Read more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

In the aftermath of the office Christmas lunch, we're taking festive hat inspiration from the archives This collection of unposed looking seasonal revellers featured as part of the Brewers' Society's long running 'Beer is best' ad campaign #ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes

A new guest post by Helen Rutherford: 'Mapping Death: The Atlas of Victorian Coroners' Districts' legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/12/11/m...

Applications are now open for our engagement grants and the theme for this round is 'belonging'. Find out more about this round's theme and apply by 19 January 2026: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

should probably have used this to publicise the fact that I could really do with a bit of volunteer help on these (digitised) letters! collections.sal.org.uk/san.19.02 can promise you that 1. it's pretty straighforward and 2. one of them contains a very cute drawing. DMs are open

For #EYAAnniversaries, we delved into collections on our Millennium Seed Bank, which opened at Wakehurst 25 years ago. Among the reports & articles on the development of one of the world’s largest seed banks, we discovered publicity materials featuring none other than Sir David Attenborough! #KewLA

The National Archives are hiring a Poor Law Research Assistant (39k for 2 years) working on Paul Carter's AHRC project on poverty/welfare in Wales, 1834-1930. Deadline 16 Dec. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Today’s Explore Your Archives theme is #EYAInclusion FEMALE STUDENTS AT U.C.N.W. (BANGOR UNIVERSITY) #ExploreYourArchives #exploreyourarchive

The lived experiences, perspectives & voices of individuals from diverse backgrounds are represented within our archives, but are not always easily identifiable via our catalogue. Our online subject guides aim to address this imbalance by providing easy access points into the archives. #EYAInclusion

#ExploreYourArchive Day 7: #EYAInclusion is shaped everyday, who we spotlight, how we share, and the spaces we create. We’re committed to opening the door for everyone, making our collections & history accessible to more [email protected] @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social

“Maintaining records of the human experience and collective knowledge throughout time keeps us progressing as a society through the mistakes and successes that came before…” In #AmericanArchivist, Mollie B. Frazier reviews “A Green New Deal for Archives” by Eira Tansey.

Read our latest blog here: archives.wales/2025/12/04/i... #EYADigital Explore Your Archive

Ever wondered what installing a new computer in your office looked like 50 years ago? For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYADigital here are 3 digitised photos of the process of installing a new computer in our Claremont Tower from our University Archive.

We’re proud to hold a range of #EYADigital collections: photos, documents, audio, video and born-digital material. Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories. Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms #ExploreYourArchive

We’re behind the scenes for #EYADigital with our FRED machine, which analyses and processes digital files. Our collections increasingly involve digital materials; we’ve recently used the FRED and FTK to process material from the 2000s deposited from the University’s student television station, GUST.

Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate this year’s theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”

Fresh on the catalogue today, item descriptions for Duchy Chamber proceedings up to the end of Phil & Mary [up to TNA DL 1/40]. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...

Can we combine all of today's archive hashtags in one post? Yes we (tenuously) can! We bring you 'Help', Railway Dog of England & absolute Bestest Boy, in 1883, collecting for orphans of railway workers, amongst boxes and a bow-clad child #EYAPets #BoxesAndBows #ArchiveAdventCalendar

This is an amazing opportunity to see what wonderful work #archivists are doing across the UK. I am learning so much! It's challenging for #archives out there, but on the committee you hear about creative solutions & some good news stories (as well as some sad stories) about our sector.

Shh… Shh… It’s oh so quiet… Or is it? From collaborative corners & gaps in collections. Find out what #EYASilence in the archives really means for #ExploreYourArchive Day 4. @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #archives @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social

The Round Reading Room at the British Museum was historical a quiet place for study & reflection. People were often removed for being too noisy! #britishmuseum #archives #EYASilence #britishlibrary #readingroom

For #EYASilence, we thought it fitting to look back at a time in which the Gardens had to be silent. This instruction sheet, issued during the Blitz in WWII, and an air raid logbook detail how the frequency of bombing raids led to the regular suppression of daily operations. #KewLA

And this, I'm going to be talking about for quite a while: we're looking for new members of the Accreditation Committee. It's a chance to be part of guiding the programme for the next few years - fascinating and important work. Do give it some thought. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Today’s Explore Your Archives theme is #EYASilence THOMAS RICHARDS, U.C.N.W. LIBRARIAN Date: November 1937 UCNW/REG 13i #ExploreYourArchives #exploreyourarchive

The Gale & Morant Family Plantation Records provide powerful evidence of the enslavement of people of African and Caribbean descent in Jamaica. As the papers were created by the plantation owners and managers, the voices of the enslaved people are silent. 📷 EUL MS 44 #EYASilence #Archives (1/2)

Castle Rushen is one of the best-preserved Medieval fortresses in the British Isles. These circa 1904 plans relate to a major restoration project, led by architect Armitage Rigby, intended to return the castle to its 14th Century appearance. #EYAMedieval #ExploreYourArchive #ManxArchives #IsleOfMan

While most of our archives are from the 19th century onwards, we do have a few older records, including this #EYAMedieval land deed from 1451! It is written in Latin and relates to Ardingly, which is near where our second site Wakehurst is located. #KewLA

This December we're sharing our own mini #ArchiveAdventCalendar We’re spotlighting case studies from #AYearinArchives – our annual publication celebrating the achievements of archives from 2025! Come back each day for a new case study in the comments! 👇 📸Historic England Archive CHP01/07/01/005

We kick off this year's #ExploreYourArchive Week with the theme #EYAConservation. A Chinese star chart bound within a manuscript has recently been conserved by our Book Conservator with Japanese paper & jin shofu paste. Can you see the difference before and after conservation? 🌟 [Ref: MS Hunter 10]

Did you know today is #EYAConservation day? We’re celebrating with this 1734 engraved map by John Rocque, showing the gardens, park and related buildings of the Royal Family at Kew. Our conservator has mounted it on a board for support and advises Melinex sleeves and flat storage. #KewLA

A little gentle cleaning can make such a difference to a record which has seen better days, such as this 1907 plan of Woodbourne Park Building Estate in Douglas. The beautiful artwork of architect Ernest Long now shines out! #EYAConservation #ManxArchives #ExploreYourArchive