Discover records from the Royal School of Needlework
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By Daisy Goddard | September 18, 2026
Did your ancestors sew fabric fit for a queen?
In partnership with the Royal School of Needlework, we've added two exciting new record sets to our collection.
These additions chart the history of the prestigious embroidery school, telling stories of those who attended from its early years up to the mid-20th century.
Royal School of Needlework Workroom Orders
This brand-new collection comprises 14,794 records, revealing the school's commissions between 1932 and 1946. Uncover valuable details, like who worked on each piece, and who ordered their creation.
Royal School of Needlework Members and Committee Records
The 1,791 records within this collection chart the governance, membership and administration of the school over a 62 year period.
New pages from Scotland to Sri Lanka
267,449 pages joined our newspaper collection this week, with five new publications added and updates made to 15 existing titles.
New titles:
- British Gazette, 1926
- Croydon Monthly Standard, 1891–1892
- East Ham Recorder, 1912, 1914–1915, 1918, 1922
- Greenwood's Weekly Diary, 1855–1857, 1861–1863, 1881, 1883–1888
- Times of Ceylon, 1907–1915, 1921–1922, 1926–1930, 1933–1939, 1943–1944
Updated titles:
- Barmouth & County Advertiser, 1922
- Berks and Oxon Advertiser, 1942, 1949–1958
- Bicester Advertiser, 1880, 1889
- Bladud, 1891
- Daily Dispatch (Manchester), 1906, 1911
- Daily Telegraph & Courier (London), 1912–1913
- Dundee Courier, 1816
- Eastern Bengal and Assam Era, 1909
- Eccles Advertiser and District Recorder, 1892
- Gloucester Citizen, 2000–2001
- Manchester Evening News, 2002, 2004–2005
- Nation and The Athenaeum, 1921–1923
- Shipping World and Herald of Commerce, 1897, 1909, 1913
- Sunday Sun (Newcastle), 2003
- The Record, 1884, 1886–1887, 1889, 1920–1923
Rise, Power, Ruin: A Family History of the Industrial Revolution
Matthew Taylor swaps the battlefield for the mines.
Host and genealogist Jen Baldwin is joined by historian Alice Loxton to trace a British Army soldier’s journey home amidst sweeping economic change. Faced with the brutal reality of job insecurity, how would Matthew build a new life for himself?
