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Following the sad news from Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died, the National Archives, alongside all other parts of the Civil Service, is now in a period of mourning. FTNA has decided to postpone the online talk due to take place on Wednesday 14 September. Captured Ships, Capturing Ships: an overview…

The FTNA trustees have agreed to provide funding support for another outreach project organised by the TNA Education Team. The theme of this year’s project is LGBTQ history, tying in with the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in London in 1972, and following just after Pride month in June 2022. Films produced by…

On 3-4 September and 1-2 October The National Archives will be hosting ‘Your Street in 1921’ in conjunction with the Richmond Local History Society, The Kew Society and the Know Your Place festival run by the Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library and Archive. For a poster advertising this event, please click here. The event…

Update 18 August 2022: THE SEPTEMBER BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED. Details of the next tour will be published in the Spring.

Chris Heather, the Transport Records Specialist at The National Archives, gave an online talk to members of the Friends on Wednesday 13 July 2022. A video recording is now available of this talk, and it can be found by logging in to the Members area of this website and navigating to The Talks Programme/Archive of…

Our vacancies are advertised on www.reachvolunteering.org.uk We currently have vacancies for a Chairman – Chairperson, Friends of The National Archives CIO | Reach Volunteering a Finance Trustee – Finance Trustee, Friends of The National Archives CIO | Reach Volunteering a Social Media Coordinator – Social Media Coordinator, Friends of The National Archives CIO | Reach…

Online fund raising In order to increase funds, Friends of The National Archives (FTNA) have registered with www.easyfundraising.org.uk So far 100 members have raised £3258 for FTNA projects. How it works The site provides a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and at no extra cost raise funds for FTNA. For…

An electronic version of the May issue of Magna is now available. Please log in as a Member, click on Publications, then click on Magazine.

The second AGM of the Friends CIO was held in person at Kew on Tuesday 14 June 2022. The Chairman, Dr Tony Wakeford, was unable to attend but he recorded a video with his review of the year. To see this video, please log in as a member and navigate to the AGM 2022 page…

In the Middle Ages, the duchy of Lancaster was a major assemblage of lands, ranging across more than 20 English counties, and centred on the earldoms of Lancaster and Lincoln. The duchy itself originated from a grant made by King Henry III in 1265 to his younger son, Edmund, of the lands of the dead…