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
Post Office Savings Department Original Publicity Artwork: 'People Like Me' Series
Catalogue reference: NSC 64
What's it about?
NSC 64
Original artworks in various materials commissioned by the Post Office. Many of these painings are not dated. In such cases their dates have been estimated from the dates of prints in NSC 25.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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NSC 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office Savings Department Original Publicity Artwork: 'People Like Me' Series
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Date (When the record was created)
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1955-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original artworks in various materials commissioned by the Post Office.
Many of these painings are not dated. In such cases their dates have been estimated from the dates of prints in 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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Post Office Savings Department, 1861-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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23 paintings
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2011 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)
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No further accruals are expected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16635/
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