About 19th Century British Library Newspapers
Access to over 48 digitised national and regional newspapers from 19th century Great Britain.
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Key features
The papers were selected by the British Library to provide a view of British life in the 19th century. See the original reports on:
- The Napoleonic and Crimean wars;
- "Jack the Ripper" investigations in The Illustrated Police News;
- Local support for the London match-girls’ strike of 1888;
- Lord Byron’s new poem in the Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Scotland), June 8, 1812;
- The colonizationof New Zealand and the British reaction to the Treaty of Waitangi;
- The Irish famine 1845-49: Crop failure and political indifference leads to a massive death toll and immigration;
- Queen Victoria & Prince Albert reign: an age of social and political conservatism.
All newspapers are fully text searchable. You can view entire pages or individual articles and save, bookmark, email and print your results.
More Information
The collection is made up of daily and weekly publications and reflects Britain’s growing role as a superpower in the 19th century world. Newspapers from the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are also included. This is a joyous resource for those with an interest in history, culture and genealogy, allowing you to access material previously only available in London-based reading rooms!
