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The British Newspaper Archive Search over 100 million pages from historical local, national and regional newspapers, spanning five centuries of news.

The BNA project is the biggest programme of newspaper digitisation ever to take place in the UK, brought to you thanks to the partnership between Findmypast and the British Library. This digital archive currently holds over 60 million pages from historical newspapers across the UK and Ireland. The newspapers in the collection span five centuries, from the late 1600s to the 2000s. Register today and discover history as it happened. House Rules

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Actress and singer Dame Cleo Laine had an extraordinary career in the performing arts - which the TV Times tracked - chr...
17/10/2026

Actress and singer Dame Cleo Laine had an extraordinary career in the performing arts - which the TV Times tracked - chronicling her perfomances alongside her striking outfits https://bit.ly/4hKkedR

'America in an Ectasy of Queen Worship - New York Prepares for Queen Marie - 7 Women Detectives to Guard Her,' Daily Exp...
17/10/2026

'America in an Ectasy of Queen Worship - New York Prepares for Queen Marie - 7 Women Detectives to Guard Her,' Daily Express, 17 October 1926 https://bit.ly/4hNJf84

The TV Times presents two different studies of the record-breaking Dame Shirley Bassey: one, glamoursly attired for her ...
16/10/2026

The TV Times presents two different studies of the record-breaking Dame Shirley Bassey: one, glamoursly attired for her show at the London Palladium, 1960, and a more relaxed study at a 1964 recording session https://bit.ly/3VtZDTW

The Illustrated London News, 16 October 1926, presents this striking photograph of the recently unveiled Deville Wood So...
16/10/2026

The Illustrated London News, 16 October 1926, presents this striking photograph of the recently unveiled Deville Wood South African National Memorial alongside shell-torn tree-stumps, 'relics of the fighting' https://bit.ly/4hMJqk2

Yr Amserau, one of our new titles this week, was founded in 1834 by William Rees. He was better known in Wales under his...
15/10/2026

Yr Amserau, one of our new titles this week, was founded in 1834 by William Rees. He was better known in Wales under his bardic name, Gwilym Hiraethog. Rees was a poet and an author, writing a book based on Uncle Tom's Cabin that advocated for the abolitionist movement https://bit.ly/47mpVtV

'Lord Oxford Resigns the Liberal Leadership,' Daily Mirror, 15 October 1926 https://bit.ly/47EKEsS
15/10/2026

'Lord Oxford Resigns the Liberal Leadership,' Daily Mirror, 15 October 1926 https://bit.ly/47EKEsS

In 1948 boxer Dick Turpin won the British middleweight title, making him the first Black boxer to win a British boxing t...
14/10/2026

In 1948 boxer Dick Turpin won the British middleweight title, making him the first Black boxer to win a British boxing title in the modern era. He is pictured here by the Birmingham Mail, 21 May 1940, shaking hands with South African boxer Eddie Maguire https://bit.ly/4hM7Ytx

'Labour Woman M.P. Attacks Her Leaders - Ellen Wilkinson on the Warpath - Labour Leaders 'Lacking in Fighting Spirit,'' ...
14/10/2026

'Labour Woman M.P. Attacks Her Leaders - Ellen Wilkinson on the Warpath - Labour Leaders 'Lacking in Fighting Spirit,'' Evening Despatch, 14 October 1926 https://bit.ly/4zhdcEF

Five brilliant new titles join the Archive this week. In this week's blog, we explore highlights such as the Musical & D...
13/10/2026

Five brilliant new titles join the Archive this week. In this week's blog, we explore highlights such as the Musical & Dramatic World and the Welsh-language title, Yr Amserau. Discover more here: https://bit.ly/47mpVtV

The Tatler, 13 October 1926, pictures Dame Caroline Bridgeman in conversation with Colonel the Hon. F.S. Jackson. Dame C...
13/10/2026

The Tatler, 13 October 1926, pictures Dame Caroline Bridgeman in conversation with Colonel the Hon. F.S. Jackson. Dame Caroline had just been appointed as the Conservative Conference's first ever woman chair https://bit.ly/47EVz5X

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