The visit comes soon after the museum received accreditation from the museum, libraries and archives council and achieved its best ever visitor numbers last year.

After a tour of the museum, Mr Gascoigne went through the TimeSearch system with staff and volunteers. The system allows users to find information and images via a timeline, for instance if you were interested in Anne Boleyn you would either search via her name or via a date during her life, the system would then provide links to information about that time period.

The unique thing about the system is that it will not only give you information on Anne Boleyn, but other events which occured around the time.

You can also search via types of events such as war and the arts, this will narrow down the events and people who are displayed.

For more information on this innovative system visit the website: www.timesearch.info