1. X
  2. The National Archives
Log inSign up
The National Archives
24.7K posts
Image
user avatar
The National Archives
@UkNatArchives
Official archive of the UK government. Discover our online collections, research guides and educational resources, spanning 1000 years of history.
Kew, London
nationalarchives.gov.uk
Joined July 2009
708
Following
163.5K
Followers
RepliesRepliesMediaMedia

New to X?

Sign up now to get your own personalized timeline!

Create account

By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, including Cookie Use.

Terms·Privacy·Cookies·Accessibility·Ads Info·© 2026 X Corp.
Don't miss what's happening
People on X are the first to know.
Log inSign up
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Apr 1, 2020
    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)
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Nov 5, 2019
    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
    Image
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Dec 2, 2024
    👑 A new clue about the 15th century Princes in the Tower has been found in our collection… 1/5
    Painting of  Two fearful looking young boys with long blonde hair, one wearing a chain and the other a locket. This is a detail of work by artist Sir John Everett Millais
    191K
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Jul 4, 2023
    #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
    Photo of matchgirls participating in a strike against Bryant & May, London 1888. Daily Mail, WikiCommons.
    240K
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    May 11, 2021
    You know you're a researcher when your camera roll looks something like this 👇
    Image
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Jun 15, 2023
    Your annual reminder: Magna Carta was sealed, not signed. End.
    158K
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Jan 16, 2020
    No need for gloves #SeduceSomeoneInFourWords
    Image
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Apr 26, 2018
    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. socsi.in/cQWSx
    Image
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Jun 27, 2023
    You know how archives have that really distinctive smell. That's the smell of the paper dying.
    collection of maps rolled-up and in cloth bags, placed on open shelves in a repository
    174K
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Jun 17, 2021
    Stop scrolling. We’ve found something a little bit special in the archive and we had to share it with you all …
    National Archives Building
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Aug 8, 2022
    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: blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/bureau-cats-he…
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Mar 9, 2023
    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.'
    Medieval and early modern scrolls in cloth bags, laying on repository shelving.
    193K
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    Jul 19, 2022
    we only know that it's the hottest day on record because of archival records. let that fact sink in.
  • user avatar
    The National Archives
    @UkNatArchives
    May 14, 2021
    For those that can’t live without that archive smell
    Image