Visitors to Londons Public Record Office are by no means limited to academic researchers laboring in the archives. Each year numerous tourists and school groups visit the PROs Education and Visitor Centre. This is a colorful and informative guideMoreVisitors to Londons Public Record Office are by no means limited to academic researchers laboring in the archives.
Each year numerous tourists and school groups visit the PROs Education and Visitor Centre. This is a colorful and informative guide to the Centres collection. Items on display include the Domesday Book, the Magna Carta, the Duke of Windsors letter of abdication, Shakespeares will, and the SOS telegram from the Titanic.
This guide provides a tour of the museum with chapters on each of the main display areas, including the Treasury, Kings and Queens, Famous Names, Crime and Punishment, War and Diplomacy, and Invention, Fashion and Design. Each chapter provides a detailed description of the documents on display and document references.