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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,…

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 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…

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…

This week at The Archive we are celebrating reaching a milestone of 70 million pages all now available to search, having added a remarkable 783,245 brand new pages over the last seven days alone. As if that wasn’t enough, we’ve added the wonderful Farnworth Chronicle, a lively Lancashire newspaper, to our collection this week, with updates to our holdings from across the United Kingdom.So read on to discover more about our new and updated titles of the week, and also to…

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…

After taking a well earned break last week, our presses have been working overtime to bring you 114,554 brand new newspaper pages from across Britain and Ireland, as we tell the story of the opening of Manchester United’s ground Old Trafford in February 1910.So read on to discover more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, and to learn about an important moment in football history.Register now and explore the ArchiveOur one and only, and…

This week at The Archive we have been immensely busy adding 397,534 brand new pages to our newspaper collection, with the addition of four brand new titles from Kent, Suffolk and Manchester. Meanwhile, we’ve been busy updating our existing titles from across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.So read on to discover more about all of our new and updated titles of the week, and also to find out about the burning of Parliament in October 1834, where…