Lady Harberton, cycling and the ‘Rationals’ scandal
Michelle Higgs, author of A Visitor’s Guide to Victorian England, has uncovered lots of fascinating stories by searching our historical newspapers. She got in touch to tell us about Lady Florence...
View Article19th-century medical fraudsters who got caught out
Caroline Rance, author of The Quack Doctor and What the Apothecary Ordered, got in touch to show us some of the shocking medical tales she’s unearthed. We’d love to hear about your own discoveries –...
View ArticleRobert Louis Stevenson – born in Edinburgh on 13 November 1850
Graphic | 22 December 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson was born at 8 Howard Place in Edinburgh on 13 November 1850. To celebrate the day, here is an early newspaper review (from January 1886) of The...
View ArticleYour Guide to Historical Birmingham Newspapers
The British Newspaper Archive is an unrivalled resource when it comes to tracing local history. Where else would you find millions of forgotten stories from your street, town or city all documented and...
View ArticleHot Off The Press – New Additions This Week
We’ve added 210,632 historical newspaper pages to the Archive in the last seven days. The latest additions include one brand new title – North Star and Farmers’ Chronicle. This Scottish paper was...
View Article“Who Put Bella Down the Wych Elm?”– An Unsolved Mystery Seventy-Six Years On
The discovery of skeletal remains in a wych elm tree during the April of 1943 remains one of the most compelling mysteries of British crime history. Who was the woman whose remains were found in the...
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