News - posts from December 2025

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• Christmas 1604 ledger shows Shakespeare top of the bill

  

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  18 December 2025

  A set of accounts which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s Othello will be on show at The National Archives from 12 January 2026.

• Parliament’s Archive Collections Now Accessible at The National Archives

  

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  12 December 2025

  From today, visitors to The National Archives can request access to records from Parliament’s Archive which are now housed at Kew.

• Rare chance to see Jane Austen’s will in Love Letters exhibition

  

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  9 December 2025

  Two hundred and fifty years after her birth on 16 December 1775, Jane Austen fans will have a rare chance to see her will.

• Bosie’s passionate plea for lover Oscar Wilde in Love Letters exhibition

  

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  8 December 2025

  A passionate plea for clemency from Oscar Wilde’s lover Lord Alfred Douglas goes on show in The National Archives’ Love Letters exhibition, opening in January.

• The National Archives Updates Service Fees

  

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  1 December 2025

  From 2 February 2026, The National Archives will increase fees for some services as we bring charges in line with current delivery costs.