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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
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We welcome in the New Year with the addition of new Irish title the Lady of the House. We've also made extensive updates to film fan magazine the Picturegoer.
on Fri, 2PM
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
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We welcome two brand new titles to The Archive (the Rotherham Advertiser and the Stirling Journal and Advertiser), as we explore an Edwardian Christmas.
on Fri, 1PM
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30 Fascinating Superstitions from Across Britain and Ireland
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In this blog we present 30 different historical superstitions from across Britain and Ireland, sourced from our collection of newspapers.
on Oct 10
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Love or Loath It – 54 Years of Eurovision Headlines
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We delve into our British and Irish newspapers to present 54 years of Eurovision Song Contest headlines, tracing the highs and the lows of the annual contest.
on May 2
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
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We welcome new Coventry newspapers to The Archive and explore Coventry's motor industry during the First World War.
on Apr 8
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Exploring Evolving Attitudes To Oscar Wilde In The Years After His Death
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As part of Pride Month at The Archive we explore evolving attitudes to Oscar Wilde in the years after his death in 1900, and how his plays were gradually performed again.
on Mar 10
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The first top hat causes a commotion
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The Huddersfield Chronicle reported that John Hetherington wore the first top hat on this day in 1797. The article stated that he was arrested for breach of the peace after ‘several women fainted at the unusual sight’: View the whole newspaper page Huddersfield Chronicle - Tuesday 24 January...
on Mar 3
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Guest Blog – Discover The Wheelbarrow Influencer of the Victorian Age
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In this special guest blog post HistoryExtra's David Musgrave takes a look at Bob Carlisle, a minor Victorian celebrity, who pioneered wheelbarrow pedestrianism
on Mar 1
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Exploring the Jitterbug – The Dance That Divided Britain in the 1940s
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In this special blog we explore the divisive impact the jitterbug dance had when it took the United Kingdom by storm in the 1940s.
on Jan 20
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One Million New Free to View Pages Join The Archive
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In partnership with the British Library we've added one million new free to view newspaper pages to our collection, with pages from the UK, Ireland and beyond.
on Dec 20, 2023
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Subscribe | British Newspaper Archive
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Register to get involved in the biggest newspaper digitisation project that's ever taken place in the UK!
on Nov 22, 2023
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Home | Search the archive | British Newspaper Archive
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Whether you are a researcher, historian or you simply want to know more about Britain's history, take this fantastic opportunity to search The British Newspaper Archive - a vast treasure trove of historical newspapers from your own home.
on Nov 4, 2023
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Explore The Archive’s Top Ten Most Unusual Rejected Patents
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We've opened our cabinet of curiosities at The Archive to bring you ten of the most unusual rejected patents from the Patent Office over the years.
on Nov 1, 2023
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Celebrating Princess Kouka and Her Forgotten Film Legacy
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We explore the trailblazing but often forgotten legacy of Sudanese film star Princess Kouka, who came to Britain in the late 1930s.
on Oct 25, 2023