The National Archives (United Kingdom)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-national-archives-united-kingdom

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the official status?Non-ministerial department of the UK Government
2. What is the parent department?Department for Culture, Media and Sport
3. What is The National Archives in the UK?It is the official place where the UK government keeps its old records, like a giant treasure chest of history, and anyone can visit for free.
4. Why does The National Archives keep records for over 1,000 years?To protect important documents that help us understand how the country grew and how laws and policies were made, so future generations can learn from them.

Archival Consolidation: The process of merging multiple archival institutions into a single, unified entity.
Documentary Heritage: The collective body of historical records and documents that represent a nation's past.
Ministerial Accountability: The principle by which government departments are answerable to a minister in parliament.