British Library Newspapers

Full text access to newspapers sourced from the extensive holdings of the British Library, covering the period of 1732 to 1950

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Description

With more than 160 newspaper titles, this collection gives you access to around 5.5 million pages of historic content, from articles to advertisements, reflecting the social, political, and cultural events of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

This collection sheds light on diverse and distinct regional attitudes, cultures, and vernaculars, providing an alternative viewpoint to the London-centric national press over a period of more than 200 years.

Useful if you study:

  • History
  • British History