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The records of the Public Record Office document the activities of government departments, courts of law and similar official bodies operating in the United Kingdom from the 17th to 20th centuries. The following collections have been selected and organized according to the general subjects and geographical areas about which information has been most frequently requested at the PRO. Bibliographical guides accompany some sections. Please inquire for a listing of documents filmed.
American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835
175 reels 35mm
British 19th Century Riots and Disturbances, 1812-1855
46 reels 35mm
China, 1818-1905
568 reels
Europe 18th Century, British Military Expeditions, 1701-1800
21 reels
Europe 19th Century, Conferences, 1801-1900
30 reels
Europe 19th Century, Schleswig-Holstein, 1801-1900
15 reels
Jacobite Rebellion, 1745
8 reels
Japan, 1861-1926
11 reels
Middle East, 1811-1925
41 reels
North America, 1906-1932
205 reels
Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs, 1824-1949
15 reels
Slave Trade Africa, 1816-1888
1,223 reels
Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
24 reels
War of 1914-1918
13 reels
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