St George’s Chapel: history of a royal wedding venue

With nationwide excitement building in advance of this weekend’s royal wedding, I wanted to take a look at the venue which will be at the heart of proceedings: St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The chapel is a building steeped in history from its foundation in 1348 to the present day and – as an expert […]

Using archives to improve mental wellbeing

How can researching the lives of people in the past benefit us in the present? It is Mental Health Awareness Week, and an opportunity to think about the huge potential for archives to play a role in improving our mental wellbeing. At The National Archives, we explored this theme in Archives Unlocked; however, the Change Minds […]