Hot on the heels of our last humanities purchase, we are delighted to add the 1980s module of Mass Observation. This digital archive contains topics of interest to a wide range of subjects, including History, Politics, the Social Sciences and …
We recently gained access to Early Modern England: Society, Culture and Everyday Life, 1500-1700. We’ve had access to Tudor and Stuart State Papers for six years now but if you’re interested in knowing what life was like for the “ordinary” …
Sift through everyday Tudor and Stuart life with our latest History resource Read more »
On this day in 1660, Charles II returned to London from exile in the Netherlands to claim the English throne on his 30th birthday after the Puritan Commonwealth instigated by Oliver Cromwell came to an end. This marked the end …
During the period that the National Archives at Kew are closed to the public, they are making many of their digital records freely available on their website. You can register to order and download up to 10 items at no cost, …
Free digital downloads from the National Archives Read more »
It was small…only around 5cm by 3cm, a little wonky-looking, and greyscale. Hardly the most ostentatious of signals, tucked away from view on the inside cover of a slightly battered looking book written entirely in French. What it was that …
A Narrative for Nora: from the smallest of clues to an international life story Read more »
We have a collection of books on display in the Atrium of the Library which show some of our Rare Books and in particular the beautiful bookplates inside. We have found that we have bookplates in our collection designed by …
The story of life during the Great War at one of the University of Portsmouth’s predecessor institutions, as glimpsed through the student press. Although only having opened in 1908, by 1913 the staff and students of Portsmouth Municipal College were …
Portsmouth Municipal College during the First World War Read more »
Christmas just came early, with these two new presents for History, Culture, Media and Creative Technology students: Bloomsbury Cultural History and Faculti. Sadly, the Christmas tree has not come early, although we are having the twinkling lights used to decorate it …
Do you have an interest in theatre history, playbills or ephemera? On Thursday 4th October 2018 there will be an opportunity to learn about the history of playbills and to explore some of the British Library playbill collection which has …
If all the life’s a stage, have you read the playbill? Read more »
The Library is pleased to present new and expanded historical resources covering gender and social change and documentation on the papers of state, including a brand new resource, Gender: Identity and Social Change and a huge expansion to the authoritative State …
Have another look at History: two new resources for historians Read more »
