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British Library Newspapers

British Library Newspapers, parts I to VI, contains irreplaceable local and regional voices reflecting the social, political, and cultural events of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

British Periodicals

You have access to British Periodicals Collection I, and British Periodicals Collection II covering topics including: literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts, music, drama, the social sciences, archaeology and architecture.

Chronicle: BBC Northern Ireland's television news from the 60s and 70s

Chronicle provides members of the University with access to digitised material that explores events over a 14 year time period (1963-1976) of Northern Ireland’s history.

Daily Mail Historical Archive 1896-2016

Daily Mail Historical Archive 1896-2016 provides more than 100 years of the Daily Mail newspaper online.

Financial Times

The full-text of the Financial Times from June 1996 to one month ago.

Gale OneFile News

Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 2,300 major world newspapers, and includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.

Gale Research Complete

Search or browse large collections of primary and secondary sources covering all subjects, including newspapers, eBooks, reference works, archives, literacy criticism, peer-reviewed journals, and general interest publications.

Guardian And Observer Archive 1791-2003

The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) give readers online access to facts, first-hand accounts, and opinions of the day about the most significant and fascinating events from the past 200 years.

Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003

When first launched in 1842, the Illustrated London News marked a revolution in journalism and news reporting.

Lexis+

Lexis+ gives you access to full-text case law and legislation for the UK, US (federal and State), EU and other jurisdictions, as well as full-text legal journals, local and national newspapers, and business information.

Listener Historical Archive 1929-1991

Developed as the medium for reproducing broadcasts, The Listener (1929-1991) was the weekly newspaper published by the BBC.

New York Times Historical Newspapers

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection

The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media, covering 1604-1804.

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Nichols Newspapers Collection

The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Nichols Newspapers Collection features the newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets, and broadsheets of the Nichols newspaper collection held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.

Times Digital Archive, 1785-2024

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2024, provides access to the world's oldest continuously published newspaper.

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