At the British Newspaper Archive, we have started to digitize international newspapers from the British Library. These rich titles explore the story of the British Commonwealth, from the time when the sun didn’t set on the British Empire through to states gaining their independence. At times, the subject of the newspapers brings us face to face with the stark and sometimes inhuman reality of colonialism and the legacy of the British Empire across the world. Below we will explore some …
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This month in the Cookery Corner, we are taking a looking at international dishes to continue our theme of Travel & Migration. Diving into the newspapers, we uncovered recipes for Flemish Carbonnade de Boeuf, Spanish Paella Valenciana, and Canadian Maple Bread, as well as tips to cook the perfect rice and details about the fashionable war dinners in London. International dishes To launch our culinary world tour, I found an article in The Tatler with recipes from multiple countries: Italy, Spain, …
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Roy Stockdill, a genealogist in London, contacted us today to tell us about a very interesting prediction that he saw in The Archive. Exactly 100 ago today, on 28 August 1913, the ‘Evening Telegraph’ in Dundee carried a story on its front page, reporting that the President of the International Co-operative Congress – held in Glasgow – had confidently declared that the UK would never fight with Germany. Exactly 11 months later on 28 July 1914, World War One broke …
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On 11 June 1936, the International Surrealist Exhibition opened at the New Burlington Galleries in London. Althought it’s a cliche, the International Surrealist Exhibition was very much a surreal event. To give you a feel for how the concept of surrealism was received in England in the 1930s, here are two newspaper reports about the exhibition. Gloucestershire Echo – Friday 12 June 1936 Image © Northcliffe Media Limited. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19360612/043/0004 Nottingham Evening Post …
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We’re H-A-P-P-Y… We’re H-A-P-P-Y… To celebrate the first International Day of Happiness (20 March 2013), here are two newspaper articles reporting on a lecture given by the leading Conservative MP (and 3-time Prime Minister of Britain and the UK), Stanley Baldwin, at University College, London, in 1932. (<: | Western Gazette – Friday 04 March 1932 Image © Northcliffe Media Limited. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000407/19320304/092/0013 | Aberdeen Journal – Saturday 27 February 1932 Image © …
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At Kennington Oval on 12 March 1881, Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 victory over England. This was Watson’s first cap for Scotland, and he is generally considered to be the first black footballer to play (and captain) at international level. So to commemorate the day for this famous son of Guyana, Scotland and Queen’s Park, we thought we’d post a newspaper match report of this historic game. | Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 14 March 1881 Image © …
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We love all the stories (and photos) in the Archive about the suffragette movement. Here is a 1913 photo of Mrs ‘General’ Drummond and Miss Kenney planning a ‘militant campaign’. Interestingly and revealingly, many of the photos have ‘has since been arrested’ in the caption. Also included below is a photo of Mrs Despard addressing a crowd in Trafalgar Square – again, the caption mentions that she is now in prison. The third photo shows the deputation (a collective noun …
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This week at The Archive we are proud to announce that we have passed another milestone, that of 76 million pages, which are now all available to search as part of our collection. Meanwhile, we’ve added four brand new titles from Aberdeenshire, Lincolnshire, Sussex and Yorkshire this week, as a total of 261,211 brand new pages have joined us over the last seven days. As part of our push to hit 76 million pages, we’ve updated 10 of our existing …
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This week at The Archive we are welcoming five brand new titles, including the fascinating Prisoners of War News, which sheds a light on those servicemen held captive behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Meanwhile, we have added an impressive 292,085 brand new pages to our collection this week, as we move ever closer to our next landmark of 75 million pages. Furthermore, from Bridlington to Broughty Ferry, from Halifax to Hartlepool, from St Andrews to Sheffield, we’ve …
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This week at The Archive we marking the leap day of 29 February by adding 247,740 brand new pages, as well as examining the tradition of the leap year proposal. We’ve also added a duo of new titles, whilst we’ve updated 69 of our existing titles from across the world, from the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Caribbean, New Zealand and Hong Kong. So read on to discover more about the tradition of the leap year proposal, our …