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Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Describes how the General Register Office can help you research your family tree and family history.
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
Ofsted has today published a subject report looking at how history is being taught in England’s schools.
Researchers around the world will soon be able to access millions of the natural, historic specimens found in UK museums at the click of a button as part of a £473 million UK fund to enhance key research infrastructure.
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.
Marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens and the Subsequent Hundred Days Offensive
These include lesson plans for teachers, other resources for the classroom as well as exercises and activities for home learning for both children and adults.
A series of science fiction stories themed on potential technologies and threats that may arise during the next 20 years.
An overview of the papers, seminars and documents produced by the FCDO Historians and published online.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at Policy Exchange on security.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of history teaching in the schools inspected in England.
Information on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).
Find out what the MOD War Detectives get up to throughout their days
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