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Census records - The National Archives
WEBHowever, you can view censuses from 1841 to 1921 free of charge on site at The National Archives in Kew, and from 1841 to 1911 at many libraries and record offices and at FamilySearch Centres worldwide. The 1921 Census is also free to view via Findmypast at the Manchester Central Library, on St Peter’s Square, Manchester, supported by the ...
Where can I access the 1921 Census? - Portals - The National …
WEBAccess to the 1921 Census online at Findmypast is free on the premises at The National Archives in Kew. You can access the Census via the on site computers, on site tablet devices or your own device (e.g. smartphone) while you are connected to the Wi-Fi in the dedicated 20sPeople zone. There is no need to book in advance to use the computers.
Criminal court cases: Crown courts since 1972 - The National …
WEBSince 1972, when Crown courts were established, they have been the courts where all serious offences, including robbery, rape and murder, are tried. The records they have created are usually held in one of three places: For more detailed advice on records of the Central Criminal Court (the Crown Court in the City of London) see our guide to ...
Currency converter: 1270–2017 - The National Archives
WEBCurrency converter: 1270–2017. How much was £3 worth in the Tudor period? How does it compare to today? Use our currency converter to look up historical finances and place them in context of society then and now. Disclaimer: The data used to provide the calculations for the currency converter has been collated from original documents and ...
Magna Carta, 1215 - The National Archives
WEBThe king and the rebel barons negotiated a peace settlement in June 1215. The king agreed to accept the terms of Magna Carta, which is dated 15 June 1215. Transcript Clauses marked (+) were repeated in the charter of 1225, but with minor changes. Clauses marked (*) were omitted in all later reissues of the […]
Living in 1950s Britain Timeline - The National Archives
WEBDownload the timeline as a PDF 1950 C. S. Lewis published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. British troops were sent to Korea, they fought with American forces as the first military action of the Cold War. Around 60,000 members of the British armed forces served, many were National Servicemen. 1951 Winston Churchill became Conservative Prime …
LGBTQ+ Rights in Britain - The National Archives
WEBThe history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the UK is a complex mixture of moments of pain, resistance, and progress. ‘LGBTQ+’ is used as an umbrella term to describe people historically who were either not cisgender or heterosexual. These individuals would have used a variety of different language to describe ...
Life in 1950s Britain - The National Archives
WEBTasks; Focus: To encourage pupils to use original sources to find out about the past in the first decade of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Part 1: Pupils engage with the starter source, a poster relating to Britain’s recovery after the Second World War with prompt questions for discussion. A second source expands discussion and encourages pupils to think about …
Yalta Conference - The National Archives
WEBTHE Crimea Conference of the Heads of the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which took place from the 4 th -11 th February, came to the following conclusions-: I.–World Organisation. That a United Nations conference on the proposed World Organization should be summoned ...