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An aquatic tea party
The first shipments of tea arrived in Britain from India 175 years ago today. You’ll find numerous adverts and articles about tea in The British Newspaper Archive, including this charming illustration...
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The ‘new game of badminton’ in India
Did you know that badminton originated in India? Versions of the game had been played by local children for years and it was adopted by British military officers stationed there. We’ve found this...
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A. E. J. Collins and the highest recorded cricket score
A 13-year-old schoolboy has held the record for the highest cricket score for over 100 years. Arthur Edward Jeune ‘James’ Collins, also known by the initials A. E. J. Collins, scored an incredible 628...
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An aquatic tea party
The first shipments of tea arrived in Britain from India 175 years ago today. You’ll find numerous adverts and articles about tea in The British Newspaper Archive, including this charming illustration...
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The ‘new game of badminton’ in India
Did you know that badminton originated in India? Versions of the game had been played by local children for years and it was adopted by British military officers stationed there. We’ve found this...
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A. E. J. Collins and the highest recorded cricket score
A 13-year-old schoolboy has held the record for the highest cricket score for over 100 years. Arthur Edward Jeune ‘James’ Collins, also known by the initials A. E. J. Collins, scored an incredible 628...
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Liz Bonnin’s Presbyterian connections in Trinidad
Illustrated London News, 1 January 1979 Last night, during Who Do You Think You Are? we searched through Liz Bonnin’s family tree and discovered her Indian and French heritage. This week’s episode...
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The Homeward Mail – News from the East
The Homeward Mail The British Newspaper Archive brings you news from India, China, and further East during the height of the British Empire. The Homeward Mail from India, China and the East was first...
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Sunetra Sarker explores her Indian heritage
Victoria memorial, Calcutta This week’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? took us to India and Bangladesh with Sunetra Sarker. During the program, Sarker became familiar with her Indian ancestors...
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Migration and Shipping Titles
Graphic | Saturday 03 October 1891 The British Newspaper Archives holds a unique collection of newspapers. Along with local and national papers, you will find a number of speciality titles. Here...
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Journeys Through Time webinar Q&A
On 20 July 2017, many of you joined us for our webinar, Journeys Through Time: Discovering Travel & Migration in Old Newspapers. In the webinar, we reviewed how to find passenger lists,...
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The Atlas – The Largest Sheet Ever Issued
This week The British Newspaper Archive is thrilled to announce the release of a brand new title, The Atlas or, in its full form, The Atlas and General Newspaper and Journal of Literature. The size...
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week we are delighted to welcome 71,598 additional pages to The Archive, as well as five brand new titles. Two of these titles, the Wakefield Express and the South Notts Echo, originate in...
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week on The Archive we have added 78,808 brand new pages – incorporating two very special new titles and spanning nearly 100 years of headlines. Register now and explore the Archive Meanwhile, we...
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week at The Archive we have added nearly 180 years of historic headlines, with 167,302 brand new pages joining us, spanning the years 1820 all the way through to 1999. We have four very exciting...
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Our Special International Titles
At the British Newspaper Archive, we have started to digitize international newspapers from the British Library. These rich titles explore the story of the British Commonwealth, from the time when the...
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
We’re welcoming the New Year at the British Newspaper Archive with a swathe of brand new titles, eight in all, as the presses have continued to whirr over the Christmas period. Over the past fortnight...
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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
This week at The Archive we are excited to bring you 95,362 brand new pages, which span over 200 years of headlines. Meanwhile, we have added five new titles, from Swanage to Sheffield, and South...
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Hot Off The Press – Updated Titles This Week
Over the past seven days at The Archive we have added 199,758 brand new pages to our collection, including updates to 18 of our existing titles from England, Scotland, Wales and beyond. Meanwhile, we...
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Hot Off The Press – Updated Titles This Week
This week at The Archive we have added 73,896 brand new pages, as we count down to a very special milestone. Right now, we have just over 49,800,000 pages in our collection, and we are very excited to...
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