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With one week to go until St Patrick’s day, we at The Archive are turning our focus across the water to Ireland for this week’s titles. We will uncover how Cork Free Press was involved in a printing disgrace following an editorial disagreement, with the paper eventually being brought to an end following an act of suppression by the British authorities. Additionally, newly added pages from the Belfast Telegraph allow us to dive into the passage of the Thirty-fourth Amendment…

This week, we have added another 203,028 pages of historical newspapers from 1884 to 2004.  We have introduced two new titles, including the literary Shamrock from Ireland and the Rushcliffe Advertiser from the East Midlands.We’ve also added 185,884 pages to two of our existing titles. Dive into stories of revolt and German royalty, then journey back 145 years to witness the hanging of Ned Kelly, the notorious outlaw celebrated by some as Australia’s Robin Hood.Register now and explore The ArchiveShamrockThe Shamrock | 2…

This September we are marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway. On 27 September 1825 the first modern railway was opened, namely the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and what better way to celebrate this iconic transport first, than by uncovering 20 pioneering railway firsts from our Archive.Register now and explore The Archive1. The earliest mention of the word ‘railway’ in our Archive – March 1759Well before the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, railways, in the sense of tracks, were…

This week, we’re celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with a bumper Irish update.You’ll be pleased to hear that we’ve added eleven new titles and updated 32 existing publications.156,095 brand new pages take our total count to 90,498,563, so there are more fascinating stories to explore than ever.Register now and explore The ArchiveFrom a Cork weekly title to specialist newspapers like the Irish Textile Journal, read on to discover all that’s been added.One of this week’s largest new titles is…

With four new titles and an update to one existing publication, 122,625 pages joined the archive this week, taking our total page count to an impressive 90,342,468.Register now and explore The ArchiveThis week’s new pages come from the Emerald Isle – so it’s never been easier to uncover rich stories about Ireland and its people.Our new Irish titles cover intermittent years between 1870 and 1916. This key period in Ireland’s history saw several momentous social and political shifts, including the rise of…

This week at The Archive we have been busy adding 272,091 brand new pages to our collection, whilst we have also taken a look at an eventful week for the British royal family in early April 1900. Meanwhile, we have added two brand new titles to our library of newspapers, whilst from Banbury to Belfast, from Falkirk to Fleetwood, from Retford to Ripon, we have updated 22 of our existing titles from across the United Kingdom.So read on to discover more about…

This week at The Archive we have added 39,811 brand new pages to our collection, with four brand new titles joining us, including a Devon duo of new newspapers alongside new publications from Sussex and Norfolk. Meanwhile, from Haverhill to Huddersfield, from Salford to South London, we have updated eight of our existing titles.So read on to discover more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, as well as to find out more about the Devon…

This week at The Archive we have added 5 brand new Irish titles to our collection, including the Constabulary Gazette, which was the ‘accredited organ of the Royal Irish Constabulary.’ Meanwhile, our other Irish titles cover the counties of Kerry and Wexford, whilst we have added 52,710 brand new pages in all to The Archive over the past seven days.So read on to discover more about our new Irish titles of the week, and also to learn about the opening of…

This week at The Archive we have added three brand new titles from the Manchester area, with another brand new title joining us from Lincolnshire, as we have added 63,325 brand new pages to our collection over the last seven days alone. Meanwhile, from Chester to Dover, from Denbigh to Grimsby, we’ve updated nine of our existing titles.So read on to find out more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, and also to learn about…

We are delighted this week at The Archive to have reached yet another milestone, as we’ve reached 55 million pages, just under fourth months since we reached 50 million pages in April. Furthermore, we’ve added an incredible 308,283 brand new pages to our newspaper collection, with four brand new titles joining us this week, which hail from London and the Caribbean, and also include a specialist religious title.Meanwhile, we’ve updated an amazing 57 of our existing titles this week, with updates to our…