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Series
Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign and State Papers Calais, Edward VI
Catalogue reference: SP 68
What's it about?
SP 68
Mainly letters and papers relating to foreign countries, but also to Calais (in a separate sequence), of the reign of Edward VI.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SP 68
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Title (The name of the record)
- Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign and State Papers Calais, Edward VI
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1547-1553
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mainly letters and papers relating to foreign countries, but also to Calais (in a separate sequence), of the reign of Edward VI.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The records were rearranged and numbering in two chronological sequences (Foreign and Calais) prior to calendaring.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 15 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- International
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The records are described in the Calendar of State Papers Foreign Series of the Reign of Edward VI 1547-1553 edited by William Turnbull (London 1861). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13610/
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