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Thanks to one of our five new titles this week, we will never again underestimate the power of a good cup of tea. Join us at The Archive as we remember the biggest tea party of the war – and the woman who made it happen. Additionally, we will uncover the birth of secularist thought with another of our new titles, the Freethinker’s Magazine. With a commendable 302,734 brand new pages added this week, and updates to twenty-eight of our pre-existing titles,…

This week at The Archive we are delighted to welcome brand new title the Cheadle and Tean Times to our collection, as well looking back at the town of Cheadle’s remarkable fundraising efforts during the Second World War. And that’s not all, we’ve added a total of six brand new titles this week, covering everything from miners’ issues in Stoke-on-Trent to sport in the 1820s. Meanwhile, from Dundee to Dromore, from Flint to Feltham, from Leamington to Longford, we’ve updated…

This week at The Archive, we’re rolling out the red carpet for the release of our newest national title, the Daily Star. Established in 1978, this newspaper speaks to decades of social, cultural, and economic fluctuations that help define the trajectory of British history. Exploration of the 236,096 brand new pages now available on The Archive unveil what the British public were loving, despising, ridiculing, and chortling at in the latter half of the twentieth century. From celebrity scandals, to royal anniversaries,…

This week at The Archive we are marking this season of Remembrance by adding nine brand new titles from the First World War, as we take a look back at how the news of Armistice Day on 11 November 1918 was reported in these new newspaper pages. Meanwhile, we have updated 72 of our existing newspaper titles from across the United Kingdom and Ireland with pages from the First World War, as we have added a total of 116,576 brand new pages this week.…

A week on from our record-breaking smorgasbord of 80 brand new titles, we are continuing to spoil you with exciting brand new newspapers, such as the politically charged Bradford Socialist Vanguard, the story rich Fireside Companion, and fan favourite the Walsall Football News. With five brand new titles, updates to 21 of our existing titles from all around the world, and 204,610 brand new pages in all, it’s another great week here at The Archive.So read on to discover more about our…

This week at The Archive we have somewhat of a naval flavour, as we welcome brand new title the Naval & Military Record and Royal Dockyards Gazette to our collection, amongst seven other brand new titles. Here at The Archive we are dedicated to serving a range of research needs, and our new titles this week cover everything from the navy and military to the co-operative movement, from sport in the Midlands to religion in Liverpool.So read on to discover…

This week at The Archive we are marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day by examining the striking front pages of our newspapers. We’re also continuing to add new pages to our collection, with 125,548 brand new pages joining us over the last seven days, which includes the addition of five brand new newspaper titles and the updating of eighteen of our existing titles from across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.So read on to see the headlines…

This month marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day – the day that peace in Europe was finally declared. After nearly six years of conflict – how did the newspapers of the time report the momentous news? How did the people of Britain react?Gloucestershire Echo | 8 May 1945Using the front pages from the 8 May 1945, VE Day itself, we take a step back in time to discover just how the joyous news spread, and how it was reacted to.Register now and explore…

Sent to the front lines, soldiers in the First World War could only communicate home through letters. Although censored, these letters provided comfort to both those at home and those fighting in the trenches, and they were often reproduced by local newspapers.In this special blog, we’ve pulled out extracts from 30 different letters, sent by servicemen throughout the First World War, which were all featured by our newspapers. These 30 letters, sent by 30 different men, all provide a moving and personal…

Another week here at The Archive and we’re delighted to introduce yet another brand new newspaper title to our collection, Yorkshire’s Pudsey & Stanningley News. The newness does not stop there, however, as we’ve added 206,336 brand new pages to The Archive all together over the last seven days. Meanwhile, from Ballymena to Barnoldswick, from Wolverhampton to Worthing, from Halifax to Hartlepool, we’ve updated 25 of our existing titles from across the UK and Ireland.So read on to discover more about our…