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
Home Office: Post Office Correspondence
Catalogue reference: HO 33
What's it about?
HO 33
Correspondence from the Post Office to the Home 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)
- HO 33
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Post Office Correspondence
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1784-1850
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence from the Post Office to the Home Office.
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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)
- 4 bundle(s)
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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
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8897/
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