Databases

The British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs of dozens of newspapers specially selected by the British Library. This collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present in the collection. Coverage across all parts runs from 1732 -1950

These papers cover the growth of the British Union of Fascists and the impact of World War 2 upon them. The documents include both their official publications and the imprisonment of their leader Oswald Mosley. The pre-war fascist newspapers include Fascist week, The Blackshirt and The East London Pioneer. Other items include official intelligence reports upon both Mosleys

This resource explores the relationship between Britain and Europe from c.1550 to 1850, exploring the Anglo-European response to continental travel for pleasure, business and diplomacy.
This digital collection of manuscript, visual and printed works allows students and researchers to explore and compare a range of sources on the history of travel for the first time, including many from private or neglected collections

Visible Body provides a comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body

The Washington Post offers full text searching back to the first issue in 1877. With coverage up to 2001, full pages and article images are easily-searchable for first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time