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Ofsted has today published a subject report looking at how history is being taught in England’s schools.
In this section you can read short biographies of notable people and explore the history of government buildings. You can also search our online records and read articles and blog posts by historians.
A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.
How Business e-services customers can request historical copies through the portal.
The Secretary of State has today announced plans for an independent Public History project relating to the Troubles in Northern Ireland
Application form HC1 to apply for copies of historical edition(s) of the register or title plan held in electronic form.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Key changes made to the statistical series since 2012.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
Registrations and notices about mines and minerals, chancel repairs and manorial rights.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
The heritage schools programme helps teachers make effective use of local heritage resources and connects heritage providers with schools.
Subject content, aims and learning objectives for GCSE in history for teaching from 2016.
GCE AS and A level subject content for history for teaching in schools from 2015.
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