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Public Record Office: Transcripts from French Archives
Catalogue reference: PRO 31/3
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PRO 31/3
Transcripts by M Armand Baschet and others, from documents in the National Archives and elsewhere in Paris relating to the affairs of Great Britain and Ireland. Most of the transcripts, which are in French, concern English affairs from Henry VIII...
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PRO 31/3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Transcripts from French Archives
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Date (When the record was created)
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1504-1714
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Description (What the record is about)
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Transcripts by M Armand Baschet and others, from documents in the National Archives and elsewhere in Paris relating to the affairs of Great Britain and Ireland. Most of the transcripts, which are in French, concern English affairs from Henry VIII to the death of Queen Anne, a large number being despatches from England of French ambassadors and other diplomats.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For correspondence and schedules relating to these see OBS 1/1487
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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French National Archives
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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French
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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203 bundle(s)
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- A supplementary catalogue is available in the public areas. Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The bulk of the transcripts in this series were made by M Armand Baschet from 1870 until his death in 1886, and arise from his engagement by the Public Record Office to undertake research for material relating to Great Britain and Ireland in the National Archives and Public Libraries in Paris.
The work remained largely in abeyance until 1914 when it was resumed by M Leon Bogaert. Following his death in 1927 it was continued by his daughter, Mlle L Bogaert.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- For M Baschet's reports on the progress of his work, see various references in deputy keeper's reports numbers 36-47 (1875-1886). Some of these transcripts are calendared in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII, ed J S Brewer, J Gairdner and R H Brodie (London, 1862-1930).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12048/
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Public Record Office: Transcripts from French Archives
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