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The British Newspaper Archive
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British National Archive Records Full List
- Aberdeen Journal (1798 - 1900)
- Aldershot Military Gazette (1865 - 1867)
- Alnwick Mercury (1854 - 1883)
- Ayr Advertiser, or, West Country Journal (1839 - 1839)
- Baner ac Amserau Cymru (1857 - 1900)
- Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette (1760 - 1903)
- Belfast News-Letter (1828 - 1900)
- Berwickshire News and General Advertiser (1870 - 1903)
- Birmingham Daily Post (1857 - 1900)
- Birmingham Gazette (1741 - 1871)
- Birmingham Journal (1863 - 1869)
- Blackburn Standard (1835 - 1900)
- Bradford Observer (1834 - 1875)
- Brighton Patriot (1835 - 1839)
- Bristol Mercury (1716 - 1900)
- Bucks Herald (1836 - 1891)
- Burnley Advertiser (1853 - 1880)
- Burnley Express (1877 - 1903)
- Burnley Gazette (1863 - 1867)
- Bury and Norwich Post (1801 - 1900)
- Bury Times (1858 - 1867)
- Caledonian Mercury (1720 - 1867)
- Cambridge Chronicle and Journal (1813 - 1831)
- Carlisle Journal (1833 - 1866)
- Champion, The (1836 - 1840)
- Charter, The (1839 - 1840)
- Chartist Circular (1839 - 1841)
- Chartist, The (1839 - 1839)
- Chelmsford Chronicle (1783 - 1891)
- Cheltenham Chronicle (1860 - 1860)
- Cheltenham Looker-On (1833 - 1913)
- Cheshire Observer (1854 - 1900)
- Chester Chronicle (1825 - 1862)
- Chester Courant (1831 - 1831)
- Cobbett's Weekly Political Register (1802 - 1835)
- Cork Examiner (1841 - 1846)
- Cornishman (1897 - 1903)
- Coventry Evening Telegraph (1891 - 1903)
- Coventry Herald (1835 - 1835)
- Coventry Times (1863 - 1863)
- Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough (1870 - 1900)
- Derby Daily Telegraph (1920 - 1920)
- Derby Mercury (1727 - 1900)
- Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald (1868 - 1903)
- Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette (1846 - 1847)
- Dorset County Chronicle (1863 - 1867)
- Dover Express (1920 - 1939)
- Dumfries and Galloway Standard (1844 - 1860)
- Dundee Advertiser (1861 - 1862)
- Dundee Courier (1844 - 1900)
- Dundee, Perth, and Cupar Advertiser (1839 - 1862)
- Dunfermline Press (1859 - 1864)
- Dunfermline Saturday Press (1859 - 1867)
- Edinburgh Evening News (1874 - 1903)
- Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser (1839 - 1839)
- Elgin Courier (1861 - 1867)
- Era, The (1838 - 1900)
- Essex Newsman (1870 - 1912)
- Essex Standard (1831 - 1900)
- Evening Telegraph (1877 - 1903)
- Examiner, The (1808 - 1881)
- Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (1827 - 1885)
- Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams (1869 - 1885)
- Exeter Flying Post (1800 - 1900)
- Falkirk Herald (1845 - 1903)
- Fife Herald (1844 - 1885)
- Freeman's Journal (1820 - 1900)
- Glasgow Herald (1820 - 1900)
- Gloucester Citizen (1878 - 1904)
- Graphic, The (1870 - 1900)
- Hampshire Advertiser (1830 - 1900)
- Hampshire Chronicle (1772 - 1829)
- Hampshire Telegraph (1799 - 1900)
- Hastings and St Leonards Observer (1878 - 1907)
- Hereford Journal (1781 - 1867)
- Hereford Times (1832 - 1867)
- Hertford Mercury and Reformer (1836 - 1867)
- Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and Genera l Advertiser (1852 - 1867)
- Huddersfield Chronicle (1850 - 1900)
- Hull Packet (1800 - 1886)
- Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette (1818 - 1839)
- Illustrated Police News (1867 - 1900)
- Ipswich Journal (1720 - 1800)
- Ipswich Journal, The (1748 - 1900)
- Isle of Man Times (1869 - 1900)
- Isle of Wight Observer (1853 - 1900)
- Kendal Mercury (1834 - 1863)
- Kentish Chronicle (1859 - 1867)
- Kentish Gazette (1768 - 1883)
- Lancaster Gazette (1801 - 1894)
- Leamington Spa Courier (1829 - 1868)
- Leeds Intelligencer (1754 - 1866)
- Leeds Mercury (1807 - 1900)
- Leeds Patriot and Yorkshire Advertiser (1826 - 1833)
- Leeds Times (1833 - 1901)
- Leicester Chronicle (1827 - 1900)
- Leicester Journal (1810 - 1872)
- Leicestershire Mercury (1837 - 1864)
- Lichfield Mercury (1899 - 1903)
- Lincolnshire Chronicle (1838 - 1903)
- Liverpool Echo (1884 - 1898)
- Liverpool Mercury (1811 - 1900)
- Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper (1842 - 1898)
- London Daily News (1846 - 1900)
- London Dispatch (1837 - 1839)
- London Standard (1827 - 1900)
- Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser (1859 - 1867)
- Luton Times and Advertiser (1856 - 1876)
- Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser (1825 - 1903)
- Manchester Evening News (1870 - 1903)
- Manchester Mercury (1759 - 1826)
- Manchester Times (1828 - 1900)
- Morning Chronicle (1801 - 1865)
- Morning Post (1801 - 1900)
- Morpeth Herald (1891 - 1891)
- Motherwell Times (1884 - 1924)
- Newcastle Courant (1711 - 1900)
- Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury (1846 - 1872)
- Newcastle Journal (1832 - 1867)
- Norfolk Chronicle (1779 - 1851)
- Norfolk News (1845 - 1863)
- North & South Shields Gazette and Northumberland and Durham Advertiser (1855 - 1855)
- North Devon Journal (1847 - 1934)
- North Wales Chronicle (1827 - 1900)
- Northampton Mercury (1770 - 1903)
- Northants Evening Telegraph (1900 - 1900)
- Northern Echo (1870 - 1900)
- Northern Liberator (1837 - 1840)
- Northern Star (1838 - 1852)
- Nottingham Evening Post (1878 - 1944)
- Nottinghamshire Guardian (1849 - 1900)
- Odd Fellow, The (1839 - 1842)
- Operative, The (1838 - 1839)
- Oxford Journal (1753 - 1900)
- Pall Mall Gazette (1865 - 1900)
- Perry's Bankrupt Gazette (1828 - 1867)
- Poor Law Unions' Gazette (1857 - 1865)
- Poor Man's Guardian (1831 - 1835)
- Portsmouth Evening News (1878 - 1894)
- Preston Chronicle (1831 - 1893)
- Reading Mercury (1789 - 1903)
- Reynold's Newspaper (1850 - 1900)
- Rochdale Observer (1856 - 1866)
- Royal Cornwall Gazette (1811 - 1900)
- Salisbury and Winchester Journal (1837 - 1856)
- Salopian Journal (1835 - 1862)
- Sheffield Daily Telegraph (1855 - 1903)
- Sheffield Evening Telegraph (1887 - 1897)
- Sheffield Independent (1819 - 1900)
- Sherborne Mercury (1789 - 1867)
- Shields Daily Gazette (1878 - 1903)
- South London Press (1867 - 1867)
- Southern Star (1840 - 1840)
- Staffordshire Advertiser (1830 - 1839)
- Staffordshire Gazette and County Standard (1839 - 1841)
- Staffordshire Sentinel (1873 - 1881)
- Staffordshire Sentinel and Commercial & General Advertiser (1854 - 1855)
- Stamford Mercury (1819 - 1885)
- Star, The (1869 - 1900)
- Stirling Observer (1844 - 1867)
- Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette (1878 - 1903)
- Sussex Advertiser (1751 - 1878)
- Tamworth Herald (1870 - 1944)
- Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser (1833 - 1834)
- Wells Journal (1851 - 1867)
- West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser (1870 - 1877)
- West Kent Guardian (1836 - 1856)
- West Middlesex Advertiser and Family Journal (1856 - 1866)
- Western Daily Press (1858 - 1931)
- Western Gazette (1863 - 1943)
- Western Mail (1869 - 1900)
- Western Morning News (1929 - 1947)
- Western Times (1827 - 1950)
- Westmorland Gazette (1835 - 1867)
- Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald (1873 - 1895)
- Worcester Journal (1822 - 1896)
- Worcestershire Chronicle (1838 - 1903)
- Wrexham Advertiser (1854 - 1900)
- Y Genedl Cymreig (1877 - 1900)
- Y Goleuad (1869 - 1900)
- York Herald (1801 - 1900)
- Yorkshire Gazette (1819 - 1899)