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National Archives at Kew - free download of records

Harrier said:
You are probably all aware but if not the National Archives at Kew announced yesterday the were providing free access to digital downloads whilst they are closed. link here for the news
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/digital-downloads/
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It's been anticipated for some time, but I decided not to mention it in the newsletter until they indicated what's actually included - since I feared that records they have licensed (eg to Ancestry & Findmypast) would be excluded..

And indeed, with the odd exception (eg PCC Wills) records available at commercial sites are not included. There is also a limit to the number of documents (10 per day, 50 in a month). Nevertheless it's a good opportunity to explore some the datasets that we might not normally use.
 
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