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The National Archives is a UK Government Department snd an executive agency of the Secretary of State for Justice. It is "the UK government's official archive, containing 1,000 years of history".^[1] It was created in 2003 by combining the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission; in 2006 it absorbed the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI), including Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO).

LGBT History

The National Archives contain a large amount of information about LGBT matters.^[2]

References

1. ↑ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/default.htm?source=about The National Archives: about us
2. ↑ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/gay-lesbian.htm The National Archives: gay and lesbian history