Friends of The National Archives

Joining us is a great way to give back to @UkNatArchives and its work. As a thank you, you'll get: 📕 BTS tours at The National Archives 📘 20% off in the shop (Kew/online) 📗 Special events 📙 Magazine, articles & podcasts Join from £30/year: ftna.org.uk/join-us/

Fancy going behind-the-scenes at @UkNatArchives? Our next free guided tour for Friends members runs on Wednesday 1 May 📜 To book your free tour, join us online for just £30 a year: ftna.org.uk/join-us/ and then visit our Talks page.

Delighted to share new, enhanced descriptions of the first Cowcher book of the Duchy of Lancaster @UkNatArchives thx to @FriendsTNA. Masses of information on medieval land, landholding, coastal and water management, forest law and crime and criminality: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C59…

Norman Brice details the story of Vulcan bombers and the intriguing history behind rear-crew ejection seats in the aircraft, in the November issue of Magna, our members magazine: ftna.org.uk/magazine/novem…

At 10am on 01/10/1956, Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan B1 serial XA 897 of 230 Operational Conversion Unit was on its final approach to land at Heathrow, eagerly awaited by VIPs and families. This was a very unusual airfield for a Vulcan bomber, but then it was a very special flight.

We are proud to support @UKNatArcEdu's project in collaboration with @Anstee_Bridge, helping young people learn about the start of the NHS through original records, such as recruitment posters and uniform designs. Learn more in our November newsletter: ftna.org.uk/updates/

Read about Phil Tomaselli's fascinating research in the latest issue of our members magazine: ftna.org.uk/join-us/

Q: What do a Champion Rifle Shot at Bisley, a racing car driver, Director of Talks for the BBC, and a novelist have in common? A: They were all women who worked for MI5 during wartime. 📷: Mary Dorothy George (L) / Hilda Matheson (R). © National Portrait Gallery, London

Read about Phil Tomaselli's fascinating research in the latest issue of Magna, our members magazine: ftna.org.uk/join-us/

Amongst @UkNatArchives vast collections can be found the rather over-looked and somewhat forgotten tale of Lady Alice Lisle, regicide’s widow and treasonous dissenter. Ralph Thompson, unfolds her story: blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/lady-lisle-rel…

We're looking for #volunteers! Vice Chairperson Membership Secretary Social Media Assistant Assistant Newsletter Editor Meetings Administrator Outreach Coordinators 1-2 hours per week, mostly remote. Previous experience not required. Contact us via: ftna.org.uk/volunteering/

Will you be in London on Thursday 23rd November? If so, why not come to the IHR History Day! This event for students, researchers, and history enthusiasts is an opportunity to explore library, museum, archive, and history collections 🏛️📜 #HistDay23

John Blanke was a Black trumpeter who performed at the courts of both King Henry VII and King Henry VIII. Our records of Blanke include a pay slip and petition to Henry VIII for a pay increase. Discover the records here: beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-co…

Discovering the Tudor Domesday: Chertsey Abbey and the Valor Ecclesiasticus 📘 Study day with @UkNatArchives this Saturday, 21st October 📌 Surrey History Centre, Woking Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-…

Join @UkNatArchives on 21st October for a study day on Chertsey Abbey and the "Valor Ecclesiasticus" - Henry VIII's valuation of the church on the eve of the Reformation. Register your interest here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-…

FTNA members get 20% off in the bookshop at @UkNatArchives at Kew and online. Join us from £30/year: buff.ly/2DngCJy then login to the members' area to access the discount code.

17thC @Prize_Papers: a new source for #MaritimeHistory We've provided funding to help examine the newly-discovered 1650s-1700 papers, to add them to the Prize Papers in HCA32 and HCA 30, making them ready to enter the digitisation process. The project: buff.ly/3rPnsqn

Joining us is a great way to give back to @UKNatArchives and its important work. As a thank you, you'll get: 📕 BTS tours at The National Archives 📘 20% off in the shop (Kew/online) 📗 Special events 📙 Magazine, articles & podcasts Join from £30/year buff.ly/2DngCJy

@Cambridge_Uni Read more in our April newsletter: buff.ly/3q411gH Photo of Dr Jackson: Alasdair McCormick

@Cambridge_Uni "I’m looking forward to multiple return visits to Kew to admire more archival treasures and explore new and different ways in which the Friends can continue to support TNA in preserving our past records, while also documenting the present in order to inform all our futures."

This year we've welcomed many new volunteers and trustees to the FTNA, not least our President, Dr Clare Jackson. Dr Jackson is Senior Tutor of Trinity Hall at @Cambridge_Uni, and #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2022 winner.