Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Original Publicity Artwork: Post Office Savings Bank Series
Catalogue reference: NSC 61
What's it about?
NSC 61
Original artworks in various materials commissioned by the Post Office.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NSC 61
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Title (The name of the record)
- Original Publicity Artwork: Post Office Savings Bank Series
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original artworks in various materials commissioned by the Post Office.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Most original artworks are not dated and estimates have been made; the dates of some originals have been estimated from the dates of prints in NSC 5 and NSC 25
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for National Savings, 1969-1996
- Post Office Savings Bank, 1861-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 59 paintings
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2018 National Savings and Investments
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16632/
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