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British Newspaper Archive

If you love history, you’ll love this resource. Whether you’re researching your family tree, an eager sports fan, or just curious about the past, the British Newspaper Archive puts history at your fingertips.

If you love history, you’ll love this resource. Whether you’re researching your family tree, an eager sports fan, or just curious about the past, the British Newspaper Archive puts history at your fingertips.

There are more than 39 million British newspaper pages to search through, dating back as far as the 1700s. Go on a journey back through time using the words and pictures of the past.

You can access this resource for free via the People’s Network, available in libraries.