History’s colourful stories in black and white
Explore millions of digitised pages of newspapers and other publications from our British and Irish collections, dating as far back as the 1700s.
- Newspaper pages
- 106,191,190
- Newspaper titles
- 2,911
- Dating back to
- 1699
Today’s front pages - 28 July
On this day throughout history, newspapers recorded the events, concerns, and everyday moments of communities across the country. Explore a selection of titles published on this very date — free to view today.
Explore our publications
With thousands of fresh pages added each week, the collection continues to grow—opening up even more stories from local communities, historic events, and everyday life.
Highlights from the Archive
A curated mix of featured collections, newly added titles, and the latest stories from our blog.
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We’re delighted as we march on with The Salvation Army to welcome another of the worldwide Christian church and registered charity’s titles to our ranks, namely the Young Soldier. The longest...
Brand new titles for our brand new platform
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...
Testimonials
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Our partnership with Findmypast on the British Newspaper Archive is a cornerstone of our mission to open up historical research to people everywhere. By bringing millions of pages of digitised newspapers into a single platform, the British Newspaper Archive has enhanced how researchers, family historians and curious minds explore the past. Whether you’re tracking social change through the decades, uncovering forgotten voices, or simply following a hunch from a century ago, we’re so proud of this resource that truly brings history to life.
Beth Gaskell (Lead Curator, News & Moving Image at the British Library)