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Watch Toby Jones pay tribute to his ancestor’s traumatic wartime experience in clip from Who Do You Think You Are?
Toby Jones pays tribute to his ancestor John Jones in this clip from Who Do You Think You Are?
DNA tests give 'false sense of security' about family history, expert warns
Professor Turi King warned that DNA tests won't answer every question about your family history at an event at The London Archives
Irish baby boy names: 10 of the best
Ten of the best boys' names to celebrate your Irish heritage
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Consultation opens on proposed fee increases at the National Records of Scotland
The National Records of Scotland has announced proposed fee increases to access Scottish family history records
The 1926 Irish census: Everything you need to know
Discover when the 1926 Irish census will be released, and how to use the existing Irish census records in your family history research
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine index
An index of past family history articles featured in back issues of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
Over half of adults never send postcards, survey finds
English Heritage has found that 52% of adults never send postcards as the charity has launched a new range of children's postcards
Ruth Madeley discovers shocking secret about her grandmother on Who Do You Think You Are?
Actor Ruth Madeley discovered her grandmother was adopted and found out the truth about her family on Who Do You Think You Are?
Last woman executed in Britain posthumously pardoned
Ruth Ellis has received a posthumous conditional pardon for the murder of David Blakely following a campaign by her family
The most popular baby names in England and Wales for 2025 revealed
Olivia and Muhammad remain favourites as The Office of National Statistics releases its annual list of the 100 most popular baby names
'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence discovered in The National Archives by volunteer
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, a volunteer has discovered a rare new copy of the Declaration of Independence
'Charlie Bit My Finger' and Liz Truss lettuce video among online videos preserved for the nation
The British Film Institute has announced a new collection of British online film
Fanny Cradock and Terence Rattigan revealed among London Library members in new online records
70,000 London Library membership records are now available in a new free database
Joe Swash discovers the truth about a rumour of mafia connections in his family on Who Do You Think You Are?
Joe Swash discovered the truth about his ancestors who emigrated from Italy to London on Who Do You Think You Are?
“Found the beds empty”: Letter reporting lighthouse keepers’ mysterious 1900 disappearance to go on display for the first time
The letter will feature in a National Records of Scotland exhibition
‘Bechdel Test for history’ announced as research shows 81% of history textbooks focus on men
'The Parity Principle' will measure women's representation in historic texts
Radio programme tells the story of French couple who were left fearing they were half-siblings because of DNA test ban
Radio 4's The Gift interviewed Audrey and Arthur, a couple who thought they might be half-siblings because DNA testing is banned in France
Everything you need to know about Joe Swash, including his appearance on Strictly and his marriage to Stacey Solomon
Everything you need to know about Joe Swash ahead of his appearance on Who Do You Think You Are?
"They're not thinking about the victim in all this": Amy Dowden discovers shocking death of a teenage girl in her family history
Amy Dowden discovered a shocking death in her family history on Who Do You Think You Are?
Zoe Ball is moved to tears discovering the poignant story of her grandmother’s mental illness on Who Do You Think You Are?
Catch up on Zoe Ball's heartbreaking episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
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"Historic moment" as Ireland's first census is opened to the public online
The long-awaited 1926 Irish census is now free to search online
Listen to Amelia Earhart's voice in newly-discovered recording
America's Library of Congress has discovered a new recording of a 1932 speech by pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart