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.
Piece
POST OFFICE - See also TELEGRAPHS: Request by General Post Office for authority to...
Catalogue reference: HO 144/238/A52484
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This record is about the POST OFFICE - See also TELEGRAPHS: Request by General Post Office for authority to... dating from 1891 in the series Home Office: Registered Papers, Supplementary. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 144/238/A52484
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1891
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Description (What the record is about)
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POST OFFICE - See also TELEGRAPHS: Request by General Post Office for authority to open and detain certain registered letters. Not acceded to
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- A52484
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4133112/
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HO 144
Home Office: Registered Papers, Supplementary
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