The National Archives (United Kingdom)
Repository of archival records of the UK government
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The National Archives (TNA; Welsh: Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is the official national archive of the UK Government, and for England and Wales. The institution holds documents dating back over 1,000 years, and is open to the public and free to visit.
The National Archives is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Its parent department is the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are separate national archives at the National Records of Scotland and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
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