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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have added six brand new Yorkshire newspapers, whilst we have added 83,278 brand new pages to our collection in total. Meanwhile, from Blairgowrie to Bridport, from Edinburgh to Evesham, from Lincoln to Liverpool, we’ve added pages to our existing titles from across England, Wales and Scotland. So read on to find out more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, and also to discover more about the HMS Montagu, a

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week, in preparation for the Coronation on 6 May, we welcome The King and His Navy and Army to The Archive as one of a trio of brand new titles. Meanwhile, over the last seven days, we have added a total of 304,221 brand new pages to our collection, with updates to 26 of our existing titles, from Birmingham to Bristol, from Hertford to Huddersfield, from Walsall to Whitstable. So read on to find out more about our new

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we’re delving into occupation history with the addition of two special employment related titles, the Licensed Victuallers’ Guardian and the Situation and London Advertiser. We’ve also added three brand new Scottish titles to our collection over the past seven days, alongside new publications from Cheshire and Northamptonshire. So read on to learn how aging licensed victuallers were chosen to be admitted to the Licensed Victuallers’ Asylum at the Old Kent Road, a building which consisted

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Ten Inspiring Women From History Who You May Not Have Heard Of – But Should Know About

This March at The Archive we are celebrating inspiring women from history, who broke boundaries across different fields, whether they be medical, sporting, political and much more besides. We will be highlighting those inspiring women who broke the mould, and we will be showcasing the achievements of some lesser known women along the way, who deserve recognition for their trailblazing lives and careers. And in this special blog, we will be looking at ten inspiring women from history who you

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The 12 Most Romantic Marriage Proposals From Our Archive

It’s the most romantic time of the year, and to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’ve selected twelve of the most romantic marriage proposals from our Archive. From wartime proposals, to engagements formed at the opera, our newspapers showcase romance from across the ages. So without any further ado, let’s launch into our list of the twelve most romantic marriage proposals from our newspapers, beginning in 1898 and going all the way up to the 1960s. Register now and explore the Archive

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we are treating you to two new newspapers from the North West, as we have added 189,566 brand new pages to our collection over the last seven days. Meanwhile, from Coventry to Croydon, from Leicester to Liverpool, from Westminster to Widnes, we have updated 28 of our existing titles from across the United Kingdom. So read on to find out more about our new North West duo of newspapers, as well as to discover which

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have added 342,119 brand new pages, with fourteen brand new newspaper titles joining us from Blackpool to Bangor, from Cannock to Cobham, from the Isle of Man to Islington, with a particular focus on Lancashire. Meanwhile, we’ve updated 45 of our existing titles from across England, Wales and Scotland, as we’ve reached 63 million pages in total, all now available to search as part of our collection. So read on to find out more

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have been busy adding a staggering 706,009 brand new newspaper pages, including the addition of best-selling Scottish newspaper Thomson’s Weekly News and some specialist sporting titles. We’ve added eleven brand new titles to our collection in all this week, with new titles joining us from Cork, Cumbria and Camden. Meanwhile, from Accrington to Aldershot, from Dorking to Dorset, from Ealing to East Kilbride, we’ve updated 82 of our existing titles from across the United

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have been busy going to the pictures, with thousands more pages added to our film fan magazine the Picturegoer. Meanwhile, we’ve also added more pages to historic Birmingham title the Birmingham Mail, as we’ve added 9,706 brand new pages in total to our collection over the past seven days. So read on to discover more about our two updated titles of the week, and also to learn all about the first ever Golden Globes

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

The British Newspaper Archive is back with a bang to welcome in the New Year, as over the holiday season we have reached 62 million pages, having added 627,393 brand new pages to our collection, including the ‘original‘ Irish women’s magazine Lady of the House. Meanwhile, new newspaper titles join us from Buckinghamshire and Derbyshire, whilst we have updated nineteen of our existing titles, from Cambridge to Chester, from Neath to Northampton, from Ilkeston to Irvine. And by far and

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