A unique resource
Millions of newspaper pages from the vast collection of the British Library.
In-library only
Please visit your nearest library to use this resource.
About the British Newspaper Archive
Search hundreds of millions of articles by keyword, name, location, date or title.
- News Articles
Read about national events, as well as issues of local and regional importance. News articles are your window into daily life in historical Britain & Ireland. - Family Notices
Search for your family's birth, marriage and death notices plus related announcements including engagements, anniversaries, birthdays and congratulations. - Letters
Read letters to the editor written by the newspaper's readers, including illuminating contemporary debates, aspirations and anxieties. - Obituaries
View a wealth of contemporary information on the lives of notable individuals and ancestors. - Advertisements
These include classifieds, shipping notices and appointments. Illustrations - see photographs, engravings, graphics, maps and editorial cartoons.
Getting started
- Visit the archive and click 'Register'.
- Create an account with your email and password.
- Login with this account each time you search the archive at the library.
- You account will give you access to the archive only from the library's computers.