We are delighted to launch our new merch collaboration with Vagina Museum!

Our t-shirts, tote bags, pin badges and stickers have been designed by sex worker artists, and all proceeds will support our work.

Click here to see and shop the collection! vaginamuseumshop.co.uk/collections/nu…

In response to Joe Wicks saying #ADHD is caused by ultra-processed foods: Joe is a force for so much good but on this he's abjectly wrong. His point that a good diet can help almost everyone is right. But diet good, bad, or ugly won't make you have ADHD or make you not have ADHD.

Did you know that we have original records relating to the libel case dramatised in the film Wicked Little Letters?

Please note: this thread contains spoilers for the film and references to strong language.

I visited Sylvia Plath's tombstone in Heptonstall and I discovered two things 1) That domestic violence can turn into public epistemic harm. 2) That pens are women's most powerful tools to oppose patriarchy.
Here's how and why. 🧵

Our CFP closes in 2 weeks!! If you are working on anything to do with #DisHist we would love to hear from you!

For any #Chaucer enthusiasts in the London area, we currently have a mini exhibition of one of the life-records as part of our 'Stories Unboxed' series The National Archives

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Our staff neurodiversity network would love to line up a little programme of (virtual or in person) speakers for the year.

Any recommendations for neurodiversity related speakers? #neurodiversity The Neurodiverse Museum

Drunkenness! Riots! Smutty poems! The Early Modern Equity and Conciliar Courts workshop The National Archives this June will help researchers identify demurrers, depositions, decrees, and other things not beginning with 'd'. eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-modern…

Today is #TransDayofVisibility . These leaflets from Press For Change are about trans awareness. We are proud to look after their archive and the archives of other trans activists.

Find out more: bit.ly/3VT5aSf #TDOV

A shocking claim from the ‘Great Escape’ Mapmaker that a betrayal by two of their own may have contributed to the execution of the 50 escapees from Stalag Luft III has been found in our records.

Learn more:
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#History #WW2

Witchcraft! Treason! Other cool stuff! Want to learn how to use Early Modern Common Law records for research? This day workshop The National Archives in June shares tips and tricks to navigate these complex but rich records. eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-modern…

Paul O'Grady - what an icon!

One year gone 💔

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With a bank holiday weekend on the way & a stretch in the evenings here is something else to look forward to this Spring 🌷. 9-10 May London South Bank University - LSBU Arts and Humanities Research Council Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network network online conference. Click on link to book. WHAI Women's History Network SocialHistorySociety
lsbu.ac.uk/whats-on/women…

Rounding off #WomensHistoryMonth with Archives for London talk by Anne Locker IETLibrary-Archives on Electrical Association for Women - consumer org founded in 1924 and with supporters inc Nancy Astor, Ellen Wilkinson, Lady Rhondda. Fab stuff!

When four men were implicated in a gay sex scandal in 1950s Belfast, only three of them appeared in court. My article in History Today on how class and religion impacted upon the policing of male homosexuality ‘before liberation.’ historytoday.com/archive/featur…

I'll be leading the workshop on early modern colonial history, so if you want to know more about our colonial office records, do consider signing up!

That’s a wrap on #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek 2024! 🌟

A huge thank you to everyone who showed their support, shared their stories & celebrated different minds, including the event Chairs, Panellists & everyone who attended the events.

#NeurodiversityWeek #NCW #ThisIsND

This week marks the 80th anniversary of 'The Great Escape'. Learn more about the experiences of POWs & civilian internees in our latest episode of On The Record.

Listen now 🎧

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#History #Podcast

Looking forward to our online training The National Archives - still some places available! Join us for sessions on Black History , tracing people’s lives through the past, modern health and the state, hidden medieval voices and early modern colonial history! nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-rese…

2.5 hours solid weeding 💪