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We’re pleased to confirm that we will be giving everyone free access to our digitised collections very soon, but it’s taking our amazing digital team a bit of time to make it happen. (1/2)

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Remember, remember... On the night of 4/5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered in the cellars of the Palace of Westminster. He had 36 barrels of gunpowder. In the following days, he confessed to the plot and named the others involved. #OTD #BonfireNight 📁 : SP 14/216 Pt2

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#OTD in 1888 the match girls employed by the company Bryant & May in the east end of London went on strike. These women were taking action based on their appalling working conditions, which were having serious health implications on them. 📷: WikiCommons

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You know you're a researcher when your camera roll looks something like this 👇

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Your annual reminder: Magna Carta was sealed, not signed. End.

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No need for gloves #SeduceSomeoneInFourWords

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Imagine being the first person to open a letter written 250 years ago. We're partnering with The University of Oldenburg to digitise and catalogue the #PrizePapers - around 160,000 undelivered letters seized from captured ships in the 17th-19th centuries.

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You know how archives have that really distinctive smell. That's the smell of the paper dying.

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Stop scrolling. We’ve found something a little bit special in the archive and we had to share it with you all …

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They’ve been paid out of the public purse to preen, sleep and hunt in the corridors of power. They are the government’s cats. On #InternationalCatDay read more about the cats at the heart of government:

The cats at the heart of government | The National Archives Blog

Since the 1800s there has been a group of government employees given free range over Whitehall: the government’s cats…

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Apparently, Bono - the lead singer of U2 - is addicted to visiting archives. When asked why he hasn't addressed this addiction, he replied: 'But I still haven't found what I'm looking for.'

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we only know that it's the hottest day on record because of archival records. let that fact sink in.

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For those that can’t live without that archive smell

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Think it might be time for Horrible Histories to update The Monarchs’ Song New ruler Rulers have just dropped 📏

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Every time a reader collects a document, a member of staff whispers; ‘May the source be with you, always’

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In the 1920s and 1930s queer clubs & spaces were vulnerable to police raids. Makeup was seen as a sign of effeminacy & therefore homosexuality. Police would use blotting paper to test for powder & rouge. 📷: CRIM 1/1041

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We’ve just added obscenely long nails to our list of things that aren’t allowed in a reading room #Eurovision2023

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Farrokh Bulsara fled to England from Zanzibar in 1964 as a refugee to escape the violence of the revolution for independence. He's more widely known as #FreddieMercury , lead singer of the band #Queen . This is his registration of British citizenship from 1969 #RefugeeWeek

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As #DarkestHour hits cinemas today - we decided to share this memo by Winston #Churchill , from 1940, calling for brevity in written reports. #WW2

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Agreed.

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Considering how much time she spends in the library, Hermione’s document handling approach is rather concerning

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New starters getting a tour of the grounds ❤️

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14 hours until the 1921 Census of England and Wales goes live.

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We don't mean to brag, but we've just been voted Richmond's 'Ugliest Building' for the second year running 🎉

The 'ugliest building' in every London borough from TESCO to famous Tube station

There's some real monstrosities out there folks!

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To mark Transgender Day of Remembrance we wanted to highlight the records we hold relating to Chevalier d’Eon. #TransDayOfRemembrance 📷: Wiki Commons

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Meanwhile in Collection Care …

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Every Researcher as they arrive at Kew

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The queue for reader registration was pretty long today

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Pedro Pascal as medieval marginalia. A thread.

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Interior design in the archive repository be like: Super Industrial Shabby Chic

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A fine example of brutalist architecture. That's it. That's the tweet.

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Imagine being the first person to open a letter written 250 years ago. We're partnering with University of Oldenburg to digitise and catalogue the #PrizePapers - 160,000 undelivered letters seized from captured ships in the 17th-19th centuries. #IAD18

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Archives are for everyone 👇

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New swan readers at @UkNatArchives

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Occupation? The Queen. Queen Victoria's census entry in 1851. #twitterstorians

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It is the 10th October, 1903, and you are Rose Larkin, a 22-year-old factory worker from London. You work long hours in poor conditions to survive. You wonder if women will gain the vote? If women deserve the vote? What it might take to secure it?

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Overheard in the Map Room: Anything before 1500 is guess work. Anything after 1800 is journalism. The real history happened in between.

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We’re pleased to confirm that we’ve made digital records available on our website free to download for as long as our reading rooms are closed (1/4)

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They’re facing similar challenges to the rest of the world with regard to connecting to our various technical systems while working from home, and many of them are also juggling childcare duties. Stay tuned for an update soon! (2/2)

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The wait is over. The 1921 Census of England and Wales is here! #1921Census #20sPeople 📷 : RG 27 9

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Remember, remember the 5th of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. The declaration of Guy Fawkes, 9th Nov 1605. Look closely and you’ll see his faint signature, written after torture. 📷: SP 14/216 Pt1

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How to pull the wool over someone's eyes! James Gibbs was sentenced to transportation for life in 1837 for sheep rustling. His friends sent in crime scene drawings including diagrams of the moon's rays to prove his innocence. Miraculously it worked & James received a full pardon!

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Our records may come in all different shapes and sizes, but we love them all the same ❤️

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You shall not pass

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To the person sitting in our reading room wearing headphones, we heard you singing along to Aretha Franklin. We've nothing to add, but you have our R - E - S - P - E - C - T

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An unexpected visitor has been found rummaging through our archive boxes this morning #ElfOnAShelf

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It's not every day that you discover a 200-year-old handknitted jumper... Last week a vibrant Faroese-knitted jumper, fine stockings, coins and grain were found in a parcel from a cargo ship seized in 1807, part of our @Prize_Papers project Learn more:

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We’re pleased to confirm that we are planning to re-open our reading rooms on Tuesday 27 April. We will offer over 100 reading room places per day, five days a week, and visits will need to be booked in advance. See our news story for full details:

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End of thread. Thanks for reading & we hope you enjoyed the read 😊

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Today marks 200 years since the birth of nurse and social reformer #FlorenceNightingale In the first of a two-part blog, shining a light on her incredible life, @Laur_Mainwaring tells her story through records in our collection 📷: COPY 1/11/34

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Just hang on in there, buddy. Help is on its way.

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To mark #TolkienReadingDay we're excited to share some recently uncovered letters found in our own version of Middle-earth. Hidden, as the best treasures always are, inside the pages of an archived document, one of our volunteers found these letters written by Tolkien in 1945.

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New appointments to our Document Delivery Service undertaking some early morning training

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Our New Year’s Resolution: Reminding people that there’s no need for gloves

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The fam ❤️

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Same energy. #PeakyBlinders

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#OTD in 1952 George VI died in his sleep during the early hours of the morning whilst at Sandringham, aged 56. He was acceded to the throne by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates 70 years on the throne today. #PlatinumJubilee #HM70 📷 : HO 290/60

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Which way to the reading room?

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A CHONK discovered 📷: E 315/234

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You think anyone would believe us if we told them that a Coot was seen desperately trying to access the archives?

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3 years

Anyone else got that Friday feline 🐱 ?

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NEWSFLASH There’s a baby leopard on the loose at the Archives

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Imagine being the first person to open a letter written 250 years ago. We're partnering with The University of Oldenburg to digitise and catalogue the #PrizePapers - around 160,000 undelivered letters seized from captured ships in the 17th-19th centuries.

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Good Morning Twitter 😊 We’re safe and well, but still sheltering from the wind 💨 Thanks for all of your messages of concern on Friday 🦢

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There are worse ways to start a Monday 🦢

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OK, we'll admit it, this find got us pretty excited ‼️ Imagine this scene. It's the middle of the 1630s and you're aboard The Abraham of London, and you're following this recipe. What are you making? 'The syrup of marchmallows [marshmallows]’. 📷: HCA 30/636/7

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That feeling of touching, smelling, seeing, and experiencing history through archival records is one we’ll never tire of ☺️

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Anyway, the good news is that quill will be encapsulated and kept with the document forever more. As the collection care team said: we consider it to be part of the document’s history

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Imagine being the first person to open a letter written 150 years ago but which never reached its intended recipient #MaritimeArchives

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We can breathe a collective sigh of relief: jumper and cardigan weather has returned. Researchers and archivists are, once again, fashionistas!

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A moment for reflection, contemplation, and the place where some conduct important life admin. #WorldToiletDay 📷: JUST 1-487

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There's a little bit of magic in every box!

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We caught this swan pretending they were staring intently at a document whilst hunched over a desk

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We'd never resort to such tactics for twitter likes But THERE IS A CAT AT THE ARCHIVES

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Currently waiting for a cute animal to show up at the library so we can post about it and get all the Twitter likes.

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A unique interpretation of our document handling instructions. Please do not try this in our Reading Rooms.

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We're not saying we're envious of our records, but, after all these hot days, we're very jealous of the conditions in which they are stored.

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Anyone else let out a little squeal of excitement or do a dorky dance after making an archival discovery, only to remember you’re in public and immediately pretend like you didn’t just do that? Are we the only ones? ARE WE?

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This document surrendered a nunnery to the crown during the dissolution of the monasteries. As part of the surrender, each nun had to sign their names. We hold hundreds of these poignant surrenders (E 322) as religious houses literally signed their lives (as they knew them) away.

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When you feel like it's been a long week, but realise it's only Tuesday 📷: E 36/274 (287)

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To mark 100 years since some of the first women were given the vote through the Representation of the People Act , we have launched a dedicated web portal to help you explore our suffrage records and resources #VOTE100

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The magnetic pull of archival records is something we cannot escape

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The morning commute

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Happy #WorldBookDay ! Tell us about your favourite place to read... 📚 Cat ref.: COPY 1/542

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You're doing great, even if you currently feel like you've lost your way with your research

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Wow - what a response! 🙏😅 Just to clarify, we’re referring to digitised collections that are available on our website (and usually chargeable) – at this stage, this doesn’t extend to our collections on other sites.

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Somewhere over the rainbow, you'll find... ...over 1,000 years of historical records. 😍

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You take selfies. We take shelfies.

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Duck, Duck, Goose!

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Happy 150th birthday #BeatrixPotter ! We found #PeterRabbit hiding from Mr McGregor in our design registers...

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Some followers have suggested that we make our online digitised records free, while we’re closed to visitors and researchers. Please rest assured that we're considering it and looking at options, and hope to provide an update soon. (1/2)

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Much to the conversation team’s amazement the record contained this quill!

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Our Gulls were spotted having early morning discussions concerning the latest methods in genealogical research.

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Remarkably, the quill still contained ink in its tip! And all of this led us to ask: We wonder how long that poor scribe spent looking for his lost quill?

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The Beatles Abbey Road has got nothing on this

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Mighty Swan guards 1000 years of Government records

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Before you ask, this is our Monday happy face 😊

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Every time a reader collects their documents and heads to the reading room, a member of staff whispers: 'May the source be with you. Always.' #StarWarsDay

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Today is the #WinterSolstice the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. We have these series of aerial photographs of Stonehenge, taken from a balloon in 1906. These are the first known aerial photographs of an archaeological site. 📷: COPY 1/500 (148) (2)

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Always cut away from yourself 📷: E 36/274 (435)

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The past, the present, and the future walk into a bar. It was tense.

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You're not an imposter. You're the most qualified person to be doing your current task.

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🗞️ WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS🗞️ Today we can announce that the 1921 Census for England and Wales will be published online by @findmypast on 6 January 2022. Find out more in our latest news story: 📷 : RG 27 9

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