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The BNA project is the biggest programme of newspaper digitisation ever to take place in the UK, brought to you thanks to the partnership between Findmypast and the British Library. This digital archive currently holds over 60 million pages from historical newspapers across the UK and Ireland. The newspapers in the collection span five centuries, from the late 1600s to the 2000s. House Rules

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The Sketch, 8 January 1930, pictures English actress and singer Evelyn Laye in an 1880s style costume for her role in th...
21/02/2025

The Sketch, 8 January 1930, pictures English actress and singer Evelyn Laye in an 1880s style costume for her role in the Noel Coward operetta 'Bitter Sweet' https://bit.ly/4hBb5TJ

The Sphere, 21 Feb 1925, imagines Charles Dickens meeting Mr. Pickwick at 48 Doughty Street, where the novelist lived in...
21/02/2025

The Sphere, 21 Feb 1925, imagines Charles Dickens meeting Mr. Pickwick at 48 Doughty Street, where the novelist lived in the 1830s. The house had been acquired by the Dickens Fellowship, who hoped to convert it into a 'Dickens house' https://bit.ly/4109gZl

''A Form of Insanity' - Wealthy Defendant Says He Proposed to a Hundred Women - Mrs. Lubbock and Moneylenders - Defendan...
20/02/2025

''A Form of Insanity' - Wealthy Defendant Says He Proposed to a Hundred Women - Mrs. Lubbock and Moneylenders - Defendant's £10,000 a Year Income,' South Wales Daily Post, 20 February 1925 https://bit.ly/3EEvf0A

With the Second World War interrupting usual entertainment schedules, the BBC broadcast performances from the Garrison T...
19/02/2025

With the Second World War interrupting usual entertainment schedules, the BBC broadcast performances from the Garrison Theatre. Here a recording is taped at an old parish hall, from The Bystander, 8 May 1940 https://bit.ly/4hXI1FE

'Great Expansion of the Air Force - £21,000,000 for the R.A.F. - Increase of £1,600,000 in the Estimates - Feat of Econo...
19/02/2025

'Great Expansion of the Air Force - £21,000,000 for the R.A.F. - Increase of £1,600,000 in the Estimates - Feat of Economy - Up-to-date Machines Instead of Obsolete War 'Stock,'' Daily Express, 19 February 1925 https://bit.ly/4i0Y4Tr

The Tatler, 18 February 1925, pictures Canadian actress Margaret Bannerman in the titular role of 'The Grand Duchess,' a...
18/02/2025

The Tatler, 18 February 1925, pictures Canadian actress Margaret Bannerman in the titular role of 'The Grand Duchess,' a play which was coming to the Globe Theatre https://bit.ly/3X0c47Y

The Bystander, 25 April 1906, pictures a fascinating addition to theatre entertainment - Dronza - 'the remarkable talkin...
17/02/2025

The Bystander, 25 April 1906, pictures a fascinating addition to theatre entertainment - Dronza - 'the remarkable talking automaton, which answers all manner of questions' https://bit.ly/40YjZUr

'The King Ill With Influenza - Three Doctors at the Palace - 'General Condition Satisfactory' - A Restless Night,' Eveni...
17/02/2025

'The King Ill With Influenza - Three Doctors at the Palace - 'General Condition Satisfactory' - A Restless Night,' Evening Despatch, 17 February 1925 https://bit.ly/3EEmDHh

Providing affordable entertainment for the masses, music halls, with their mix of sketches, songs and variety acts, were...
16/02/2025

Providing affordable entertainment for the masses, music halls, with their mix of sketches, songs and variety acts, were a keystone of Victorian culture. Here, the Penny Illustrated Paper, 30 August 1890, depicts London's Oxford Music Hall https://bit.ly/42WNadc

'Mystery of Fatal Car Crash in London' - Daily Mirror, 16 February 1925, pictures the scene of a hit and run in Tottenha...
16/02/2025

'Mystery of Fatal Car Crash in London' - Daily Mirror, 16 February 1925, pictures the scene of a hit and run in Tottenham https://bit.ly/4127G9o

Wearing a 'headdress not designed for rapid transit,' French actress and singer Gaby Deslys is pictured in costume for h...
15/02/2025

Wearing a 'headdress not designed for rapid transit,' French actress and singer Gaby Deslys is pictured in costume for her role in '5064 Gerrard,' which was playing at the Alhambra - from The Sketch, 16 June 1915 https://bit.ly/4gI1CZD

'Riotous Outbreaks At Football Games - Wild Football Scenes - Referee Attacked by Crowd at Denny - Seven Players Leave F...
15/02/2025

'Riotous Outbreaks At Football Games - Wild Football Scenes - Referee Attacked by Crowd at Denny - Seven Players Leave Field at Bo'ness,' Sunday Post, 15 February 1925 https://bit.ly/4gDElIi

The Tatler, 17 Nov 1915, presents English actress Lily Elsie in two of her costumes for her role in play 'Mavourneen.' S...
14/02/2025

The Tatler, 17 Nov 1915, presents English actress Lily Elsie in two of her costumes for her role in play 'Mavourneen.' She is dressed as a cavalier on the left, whilst the ensemble on the right shows her dressed as a 'wayward Irish maiden' https://bit.ly/4hSBRGY

The Sphere, 14 February 1925, presents 'a great picture for the nation,' Augustus John's portrait of Madame Suggia, whic...
14/02/2025

The Sphere, 14 February 1925, presents 'a great picture for the nation,' Augustus John's portrait of Madame Suggia, which had just returned from the United States and was set to be hung in the Tate Gallery https://bit.ly/3WVbk3W

This week we delved into the pages of our new title the Blackpool Gazette to discover more about the history of Valentin...
13/02/2025

This week we delved into the pages of our new title the Blackpool Gazette to discover more about the history of Valentine's Day. Imagine our surprise when we learnt that the newspaper in the 1890s thought the tradition was 'on the wane' https://bit.ly/40RYX9O

'The Prince To Be Away Eight Months - Socialist Attack On The Tour - 'Making the Prince A Show' - Uruguay and Chili Invi...
13/02/2025

'The Prince To Be Away Eight Months - Socialist Attack On The Tour - 'Making the Prince A Show' - Uruguay and Chili Invitations,' Daily Express, 13 February 1925 https://bit.ly/4jQreX0

Vesta Tilley, Annie Hindle, Hetty King and Ella Shields are just a few of superstar male impersonators who entertained a...
12/02/2025

Vesta Tilley, Annie Hindle, Hetty King and Ella Shields are just a few of superstar male impersonators who entertained audiences around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Find out more about them here: https://bit.ly/3WXL1Kh

The Bioscope, 12 February 1925, advertises French film 'The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge' https://bit.ly/4jMh21P
12/02/2025

The Bioscope, 12 February 1925, advertises French film 'The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge' https://bit.ly/4jMh21P

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The BNA project is the biggest programme of newspaper digitisation ever to take place in the UK. This digital archive currently holds over 35 million pages from historical newspapers across the UK and Ireland. The newspapers in the collection span four centuries, from the early 1700s to the 2000s. Register today and discover history as it happened.