National Archive of Elpson
Historical Archives
Eight hundred and eighty-four years of record.
Selected Holdings
From the Collections
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NA/CH/1142/001
Charter of Foundation (copy, c. 1260)
Parchment with seal of the Citadel.
NA/PH/1891/114
The Crown Council in Session, 1891
Albumen print, Hall of the Citadel.
NA/AR/1743/022
Palace of Saint Aurelius
Architectural record, Bellacourt survey.
Register
Chronological Index
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| 1142 | Founding of Elpson The Charter of Foundation is sealed at the Citadel on the Feast of Saint Aurelius. |
| 1189 | The First Crown Council Twenty-one councillors sit for the first time in the Hall of the Citadel. |
| 1260 | Concord of Saint Aurelius Formal recognition of the Seven Founding Houses; House Kazarov admitted as the Seventh. |
| 1398 | Maritime Expansion Elpsonian fleets establish trading stations across the eastern Mediterranean. |
| 1572 | Treasury of Elpson The Treasury is founded and the first silver Crown struck. |
| 1814 | Industrial Transformation The Orsini-Vale coal works open, beginning a century of industrial growth. |
| 1853 | The Atlantic Branch Benedict Vaughan sails for Virginia, founding the American line of the First House. |
| 1876 | The Elpson Herald First edition published from Printing House Lane, Old Elpson. |
| 1951 | The Roanoke Endowments Col. Thomas Aldric Vaughan spends the Virginia fortune on the Blue Ridge Trust and the Vaughan Wards. |
| 1952 | Directorate of Science Established by royal decree under Dr. Natalia Kazarov. |
| 1989 | Modernisation The Meridian is liberalised and the national digital network inaugurated. |
| 2026 | A New Era The Commonwealth enters a period of expanding international influence. |