The British Newspaper Archive brings you news from India, China, and further East during the height of the British Empire. The Homeward Mail from India, China and the East was first published in 1857 by Messrs. Smith, Elder, & Co. and provided Britain with news from its colonies in the East. The publishing company also produced the first Dictionary of National Biography and worked with major authors such as Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Along …
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Recently The British Newspaper Archive has added a group of illustrated titles to our collection. These image rich newspapers stand apart from the others in The Archive, featuring both drawn illustrations and high-quality photographs. They are also the most modern newspapers in our collection, with The Illustrated London News running all the way up to 2003. Today, these illustrated newspapers are owned by The Illustrated London News Group. The Sphere, 1900-1964 Clement Short left The Illustrated London News to …
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We’ve added ten brand new titles to the British Newspaper Archive this month: two national papers and eight county papers from seven counties in England and Ireland. Cornwall & Devon Launceston Weekly News, and Cornwall & Devon Advertiser Cornish & Devon Post Hampshire Southern Echo Kent Thanet Advertiser Lancashire Northern Daily Telegraph Yorkshire Yorkshire Evening Press Sheffield Weekly Telegraph National Sporting Times The Naval & Military Gazette and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service Ireland Tyrone Courier Remember! …
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Since our last round-up, we’ve added a further 14 brand new titles and over 1.8 million new articles to the British Newspaper Archive. The latest newspapers to join the line-up include local and regional publications from around the UK including titles from London, Wales, Yorkshire and Essex. A highlight is the Illustrated London News which contains exquisitely detailed Illustrations of life in London at the turn of the 20th century. As well as the brand new additions we’ve also updated …
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The updates to existing titles in the collection include generous supplements for Coventry Evening Telegraph (126,975 new articles), Monmouthshire Merlin (180,701 new articles) and Rochdale Observer(163,633 new articles).
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Last month saw a fantastic 275,220 pages added to 98 different British Newspaper titles, including 16,610 pages added to the Buckingham Advertiser and North Bucks Free Press, and 25,377 pages added to the Public Ledger and Commercial and General Advertiser. Subscribe for just £12.95 –> Thousands of new pages from local titles to explore You’ll find a full list of last month’s additions below. We hope you enjoy exploring! TITLE NUM OF PAGES Aberdeen Journal, and General Advertiser for the North of …
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The British Newspaper Archive added 250,000 new pages last month, giving you lots of new stories to search. Purchase a 1 month or 12 month subscription to explore our growing collection of more than 10 million historic newspaper pages. Subscribe for just £12.95 –> 30 new titles, including the Daily Telegraph The additions include copies of the Daily Telegraph from 1871, with more coverage coming soon. The national newspaper printed daily sports, crime, political and international news stories. …
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Thousands of pages from historical British and Irish newspapers were added in February, including 11 great new titles. We hope you enjoy exploring the new additions. Search the newspapers –> More newspaper titles available to search You’ll now find editions of the Hawick News and Border Chronicle, Holborn Journal and Wellington Journal online, along with eight other new titles. A full list of recent additions is provided below, with the new titles highlighted in bold. We’ve added …
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There are lots of new stories to explore at The British Newspaper Archive this month. More than 400,000 newspaper pages from 1745-1954 were added in January, helping us reach our 10 million page milestone. Search the newspapers –> 39 new titles, including the Sunday Mirror from WW1 The additions include copies of the Sunday Mirror from 1914-1918, then known as the Sunday Pictorial. The national newspaper printed fascinating weekly news, photographs and illustrations from World War One. The …
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Just a month after hitting the 9.5 million page milestone, we’re very pleased to announce that there are now 10 million historic newspaper pages available at The British Newspaper Archive. The website launched with 4 million pages in November 2011, which means there’s now 150% more to explore. If you’ve not searched the collection for a while, it’s definitely time to try again. Search the newspapers –> More to search and a great-value subscription It’s not just our …