💥 On this day in 1605, the Gunpowder Plot was foiled as Guy (or Guido) Fawkes was discovered in the early hours beneath the House of Lords, guarding barrels of gunpowder.
His signed declaration survives in the State Papers at The National Archives (SP 14/216).
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📅 On this day in 1977, the new Public Record Office building at Kew opened its doors.
Now known as The National Archives, the institution holds over 11 million records spanning more than 1,000 years of history.
📅 On this day in 1854, Oscar Wilde was born.
Wilde’s wit and works made him famous across Europe.
Less well known is that in 1895, following his conviction for 'gross indecency', Wilde's reader's ticket for the British Museum Reading Room (now the British Library) was revoked!
📚 On this day 1902, the permanent home of Gladstone's Library was formally opened in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales.
William Gladstone had founded the library in the 1890s, and after his death a public appeal funded a new memorial building.
Today it remains Britain's only Prime Ministerial library.
📅 On this day 1537, Edward VI was born.
His reign brought religious change – proclamations and letters ordered that all "superstitious" Catholic books be handed over and destroyed.
For lovers of books, archives and libraries, it is a stark reminder of how precious the few survivors now are!
🔦 Spotlight On: Lambeth Palace Library
The principal archive of the Church of England, it holds:
📜 Manuscripts from the 9th century
✒️ Papers of every Archbishop since the 12th century
📚 120,000+ printed books
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📅 Happy American Archives Month!
Did you know there are only 26 known surviving Dunlap broadsides of the Declaration of Independence, and three of them are in British repositories?
Printed by John Dunlap on 4 July 1776, these sheets were the first official printings of the Declaration.
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🔦 Spotlight On: The India Office Records
Among the British Library's most significant holdings are the India Office Records – 175,000 items documenting Britain's administration in South Asia and beyond.
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The Harleian Library is one of the core manuscript collections of the British Library, containing 2,200 illuminated manuscripts, more than 14,000 original legal documents, and over 500 manuscript rolls!
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🔦 Spotlight On: The Sloane Collection
One of the founding collections of the British Library began life in the early 18th century, when over 71,000 books, manuscripts, and natural history specimens were gathered together and given to the nation.
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📅 #OTD 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, beginning the country’s involvement in the Second World War.
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📅 #OnThisDay 1950, British troops arrived in Korea from Hong Kong to support US forces during the Korean War.
Key records that preserve the record of Britain's role in the conflict survive at The National Archives, London.
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📜 On this day 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act became law – a landmark moment that ended slavery in most of the British Empire.
The stories behind this history can still be traced in the records:
🔎 Slave registers
🔎 Compensation records
🔎 Further evidence in family papers and local archives
The British Library is the largest library in the world, with a collection estimated at over 200 million items.
If all its shelves were lined up, they would stretch for more than 746 km (464 miles)!
If you need something from those shelves but can't be there in person, Archive Mole can help.
⚔️ The English Civil Wars began on this day in 1642.
Oliver Cromwell’s letters are scattered across UK archives, from the British Library and Bodleian to the Cromwell Museum and more.
At Archive Mole, we help you navigate collections like these, connecting the pieces when the sources are dispersed.
📻 Today is #NationalRadioDay!
#DidYouKnow the BBC Written Archives Centre holds one of the richest collections of broadcasting history in the world?
It preserves:
✨ 250,000+ files of correspondence
✨ 32,000+ microfiche slides of BBC radio scripts
We love exploring collections like these!
At Lord's today exploring the MCC Archive, the home of cricket's rich history (and the original Ashes trophy!). A treasure trove of records, artefacts, and legends from the game's past. 🏏📜
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This document marked the end of the Maison Dieu's 300-year religious life and its transfer to royal control during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
This record, held at The National Archives, UK, is one of thousands still undigitised.
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In 1800, the Robert, an American ship sailing Dutch trade routes from Batavia (modern Jakarta), was seized during the wars of the French Revolution.
Its mail ended up in the High Court of Admiralty, now held at The National Archives, UK.
Still undigitised. Still sitting in a box.
"To discourage the personal use of Tobacco…Alcohol, Opium, and...other narcotics."
This 1899 memorandum established the British Anti-Tobacco & Anti-Narcotic League, a late-Victorian organisation committed to moral and medical reform.
Digitised at The National Archives, UK.
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