The National Archives UK

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Who are we? We are The National Archives, the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites. We are also at the heart of government information policy, to ensure the survival of today´s information for the future.

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2025-04-23T05:49:45.406689 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.10.1, https://matplotlib.org/ 1868 2023 10K

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INF 10-42-9

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  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Brilliant.
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • Ian Betley said:
    Congrats on Explore! ❤📷❤ lovely image! regards.

Peta the Home Office cat

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  • JJ_Dredd said:
    Purrrr! =^..^=

Illustration of 'Peterloo'

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  • Dave Collier said:
    A student of British 19th century history could do worse than look up the less well-known story of the Preston Martyrs (mill workers striking for better working conditions shot dead in 1842 by troops).

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