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Fittingly for our brand new platform, this week we are delighted to welcome five brand new titles to The Archive, with a total of 261,496 pages joining us in all. That's not it either, from across the UK and Ireland and even further afield, we've updated 46 of our existing titles. And as we voyage into these new waters, using our brand new shipping title, we explore the launches of some notable liners and merchant vessels from the late 19th and early…

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…

The career of marvellous detective fiction author, Agatha Christie, lasted a total of 50 impressive years. From the creation of her first novel in the height of World War One, to the posthumous publication of her last in 1976, the impact of societal, economic, political and cultural progression on her work cannot be understated. This week’s special blog will focus on a mighty subsection of the developing British climate, a symbol of modernity, grandeur, and personalised independence – the automobile.Let’s take a…

To mark the start of 2026, we’ve added 404,407 brand new pages to The Archive over the last fortnight, as we explore the remarkable history of PS Comet, the pioneering steamboat, which was launched in 1812 to connect Glasgow with Helensburgh.The New Year treats don’t stop there; we’ve added four brand new titles to our collection from England and Northern Ireland, whilst we’ve updated 21 of our existing titles from across the United Kingdom and Ireland. So read on to discover more about…

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 week we are marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, with the addition of three brand new railway titles to our holdings. That’s not all, we’ve added 362,596 brand new pages to our collection, with extensive updates to one of the south coast’s most famous titles, the Portsmouth Evening News.Through our new railway titles this week, we’ll take a look at another important moment in railway history, the opening of the North British Railway in June 1846, which…

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 are thrilled to welcome a duo of brand new titles, which are North East England’s Middlesbrough Standard and Northern Ireland’s Dromore Leader. Alongside these brand new titles, we’ve added an amazing 309,730 brand new pages in total to our collection this week. Meanwhile, from Aberdeen to Alfreton, from Brighouse to Broughty Ferry, from Newtownabbey to Northamptonshire, we’ve updated 40 of our existing titles from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland for you this week.So read…