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Search the National Archives

Visit the National Archives' collection of public records, including academic and genealogical sources.

How to use this service

Follow the link below to find information from the National Archives on subjects including:

  • the 1901 Census
  • DocumentsOnline, which includes more than 1 million wills, including Shakespeare's will
  • Macmillan online, featuring documents from the Macmillan government of 1957-1963

You can also search the 'catalogue', a database containing 9.5 m descriptions of documents from central government, courts of law and other UK national bodies, including records on family history, medieval tax, criminal trials, UFO sightings, the history of many countries and many other subjects.

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