All topics

TNA staff have carefully crafted this group of topics over many years. It's reflective of the materials held at Kew, and Britain's broader history.

  1. Armed Forces (General Administration) (9,627,598)
  2. Army (6,884,582)
  3. Operations, battles and campaigns (6,712,924)
  4. Conflict (6,492,488)
  5. Medals (5,824,757)
  6. Navy (2,428,063)
  7. Trade and commerce (1,583,852)
  8. Litigation (1,535,814)
  9. Wills and probate (1,318,768)
  10. International (1,220,746)
  11. Merchant seaman (1,051,546)
  12. Europe and Russia (919,866)
  13. Air Force (818,746)
  14. Art, architecture and design (721,874)
  15. Nationality (669,545)
  16. Maps and plans (590,426)
  17. Migration (557,710)
  18. Taxation (450,925)
  19. Asia (302,080)
  20. Research (244,753)
  21. Middle East (243,695)
  22. Africa (240,567)
  23. Shipping (240,362)
  24. Railways (233,531)
  25. Sex and gender (232,209)
  26. Americas (229,397)
  27. Pay and pensions (225,893)
  28. Local Government (225,412)
  29. Farming (220,146)
  30. Government finances (199,379)
  31. Labour (186,107)
  32. Education (181,364)
  33. Religions (178,760)
  34. Marriage and divorce (171,503)
  35. Food and drink (171,420)
  36. Children (159,913)
  37. Official publications (152,022)
  38. Census (149,224)
  39. Caribbean (147,920)
  40. Manors (147,265)
  41. Personal and family papers (143,608)
  42. Crime (139,350)
  43. Weapons (139,089)
  44. Fishing (136,999)
  45. Welfare (131,603)
  46. Legal (130,866)
  47. Coal (130,544)
  48. Ireland (124,245)
  49. Mining and quarrying (123,626)
  50. Transport management (121,318)
  51. Intelligence (119,030)
  52. Diaries (113,963)
  53. Manufacturing (106,209)
  54. Landed estates (105,441)
  55. Indian Subcontinent (99,619)
  56. Poverty (98,098)
  57. Debt (94,343)
  58. Archives and libraries (88,358)
  59. Communications (87,714)
  60. Internment (82,993)
  61. Nuclear energy (81,488)
  62. Tithes (80,091)
  63. Conveyancing (78,276)
  64. Forestry (73,685)
  65. Crown lands and estates (70,664)
  66. Policing (70,583)
  67. Australia and Pacific (67,718)
  68. Oil and gas (64,257)
  69. Treaties and alliances (63,585)
  70. Banking (57,863)
  71. Nursing (56,735)
  72. Clothing (53,673)
  73. Air transport (50,931)
  74. Planning (Land and Property) (49,679)
  75. Prisons (44,451)
  76. Road transport (42,041)
  77. Medicine (41,610)
  78. Population (39,725)
  79. Democracy (38,587)
  80. Aid and development (38,575)
  81. Disarmament (36,930)
  82. Housing (30,921)
  83. Events and exhibitions (30,335)
  84. Canals and river transport (30,322)
  85. Photography and film (27,471)
  86. Pardons (26,264)
  87. Disease (26,176)
  88. Construction industries (25,158)
  89. Radio and television (22,939)
  90. Friendly societies (19,391)
  91. Disasters and emergencies (19,066)
  92. Iron, steel and metals (17,910)
  93. Hospitals (16,987)
  94. Mental illness (16,818)
  95. Sewerage (16,230)
  96. Transportation (16,192)
  97. Sports (15,741)
  98. Resources (14,655)
  99. Ancient Monuments and Historical Buildings (0,000)
  100. Badges and insignia (0,000)
  101. Charities (0,000)
  102. Common land (0,000)
  103. Communism (0,000)
  104. Computing (0,000)
  105. Conscientious objection (0,000)
  106. Devolution (0,000)
  107. Disability (0,000)
  108. Electoral reform (0,000)
  109. Electricity (0,000)
  110. Fascism (0,000)
  111. Freemasons (0,000)
  112. Hunting (0,000)
  113. Inflation (0,000)
  114. Literature (0,000)
  115. Museums and galleries (0,000)
  116. Mutual societies (0,000)
  117. National debt (0,000)
  118. National Health Service (0,000)
  119. Performing arts (0,000)
  120. Piracy and privateering (0,000)
  121. Polar (0,000)
  122. Public disorder (0,000)
  123. Race relations (0,000)
  124. Rationing (0,000)
  125. Refugees (0,000)
  126. Religious discrimination and persecution (0,000)
  127. Renewable energies (0,000)
  128. Royal Parks (0,000)
  129. Royalty (0,000)
  130. Slavery (0,000)
  131. Travel and tourism (0,000)
  132. Treason and rebellion (0,000)
  133. UFOs (0,000)
  134. Votes for women(0,000)
  135. Witchcraft (0,000)