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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.
The Secretary of State has today announced plans for an independent Public History project relating to the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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
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.
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.
The heritage schools programme helps teachers make effective use of local heritage resources and connects heritage providers with schools.
VDEC’s Discovery and surveillance capabilities provide unique services across a spectrum of molecular immunology platforms.
This page brings together research, guidance and estimates to help government and private organisations consider the value of culture and heritage capital.
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...
This collection brings together information and a set of resources to promote democratic engagement and voter registration.
The Connecting Shores podcast exploring young people of colour's relationship with the sea is set to be broadcast on BBC this month.
Marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens and the Subsequent Hundred Days Offensive
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