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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have added 216,287 brand new pages, as we mark the 68th anniversary of Princess Margaret’s ‘courageous decision’ not to marry divorced royal equerry Group Captain Peter Townsend. Meanwhile, we have added one brand new title this week, which covers an extreme Scottish political party, whilst we have made extensive additions this week to our existing newspapers from across the United Kingdom. So read on to learn more about how the press in 1955 reacted

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have added brand new newspapers from Wiltshire, as well as one very special new Scottish title, as we have added 221,850 brand new pages in all to our collection. Meanwhile, from Hammersmith to Haverhill, from South Wales to Southall, from Newmarket to Newquay, we’ve added new pages to our existing titles from across the British Isles. So read on to discover more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, and

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we are delighted to welcome 675,584 brand new pages to our collection, as we introduce 6 brand new titles, including our first ever newspaper from the country of Malta. Meanwhile, we have updated an astounding 96 of our existing titles, from Acton to Ayrshire, from Billericay to Bridgend, from Gwent to Galloway, from Plymouth to Pontypridd, we have added new pages to titles from across England, Wales and Scotland. So read on to discover more

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have added 70,105 brand new pages, with two brand new titles joining us from Cheshire and from Surrey. Meanwhile, we have updated 43 of our existing titles from across the British Isles, with updates to some of our most important regional holdings. So read on to discover more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, as well as to find out about the birth of King Charles III back in

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Remembering HM Queen Elizabeth II Through Our Newspapers

We are at The Archive are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. During her seven decades on the throne, she witnessed great change. With her calm determination, her sparkling humour and an unwavering sense of duty, she stood as a beacon of constancy and comfort to millions. To honour the memory of the late Queen, we have looked back at her extraordinary life through our newspapers, from when she was born, when her destiny was set to

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive is a sombre one, as we remember the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Hers was a life of duty and devotion, and we take a moment here to mark her incredible life of service, and to honour her memory. Meanwhile, over the past seven days we have added 190,708 brand new newspaper titles, with one new newspaper title from Scotland joining us this week. We have also updated twelve of our existing publications, with

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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we have been busy adding 102,263 brand new pages to our collection, and we are delighted to welcome one very special brand new title from England’s Midlands to our holdings. Meanwhile, we have updated 26 of our existing titles, with the updated titles spanning England, Wales and Scotland. So read on to discover more about our new and updated titles of the week, as well as to discover more about the ‘Jubilee Euphoria’ that greeted Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee back

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The King Is Dead, Long Live The Queen – The Newspapers of 6 February 1952

On the 6 February 1952 the world was stunned by the news of the death of King George VI. His 25 year-old daughter, the Princess Elizabeth, succeeded him. In this special blog post we take a look at how the news was broken on that day 70 years ago, and how it impacted the country and indeed the rest of the world. Coventry Evening Telegraph | 6 February 1952 The Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail reported the King’s passing in the following

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