The Death Warrant of Charles I, the Bill of Rights 1689 and three documents relating to the women's suffrage movement from the Parliamentary Archives have been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World UK Register, a globally recognised list of documentary heritage which holds cultural significance specific to the UK.
New March 2012: Explore all eight of the women's suffrage documents recognised by UNESCO, held by the Parliamentary Archives and the Women's Library
The full list of Parliamentary Archives items that have been inscribed by UNESCO are:
The Death Warrant of Charles I and the Bill of Rights have been inscribed individually. The women's suffrage documents form part of an eight-item inscription on the Documentary Heritage of the UK Women's Suffrage Movement, a joint bid from the Parliamentary Archives and The Women’s Library.
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