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Victorian Periodicals Review @vpreditors.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

CFP: Movements & Migrations (Summer 2028). Building on the theme of #RSVP2026, this special issue will consider how the topic of movements and migrations helps us theorize #Victorian #periodicals in new ways. Proposals due September 1, 2026. Details at rs4vp.org/cfp-movement... @rs4vp.org

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VPR CFP: Movements & Migrations – RSVP

Victorian Periodicals Review calls for proposals for a special issue on "Movements and Migrations." Proposals due 1 September!

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Clare Clarke @clareclarke.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

And that’s a wrap on #RSVP2026 @rs4vp.org 🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾 Photo: Pete Clarke

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Kathy Harris @triproftri.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🤯 completely packed panel for Saturday morning slot #RSVP2026 final day! Thanks to my wonderful co-panelists Jessica Valdez & Beth Gaskell w/Jim Mussell moderating

3 people smiling at the camera selfie with a large group in the background looking for chairs

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One of our collection of the ‘London Local’ newspapers is today’s #MastheadMonday. The South London Times ran from 1858-1865, with several little changes. It was digitised by the British Library and is free-to-view here: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/south...

Masthead of The South London Times and Lambeth Observer, which includes images of local landmarks. This was from issue 437, for Saturday 4th February 1865. The paper was priced at one penny.

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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

EThOS platform restored! 'Following restoration work, all metadata records previously available on EThOS have now been restored, along with an additional 14,000 records added since the service was taken offline' - more to come www.bl.uk/stories/news...

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EThOS records restored

We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It's #MastheadMonday Today we showcase the Northern Daily Times (1853-61), a Liverpool publication that was part of a concerted initiative by the young Charles Willmer to establish the first viable provincial daily newspaper in England. Free to view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/north...

Masthead for the Northern Daily Times using elaborate font. It represents issue one, from 24th September 1853, and the newspaper was proved 3 pence.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Help widen the knowledge and understanding of newspapers in our collection from Commonwealth countries in this funded fellowship Apply by 15 July link.bl.uk/jy5

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

One of my favourite masthead's of all time - from the society newspaper, High Life in London (1827-1828). Digitised by the BL and free to view here: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/high-... #MastheadMonday

Masthead for High Life in London for issue one, Sunday, 23rd December 1827. It was priced seven pence. The masthead has lots of illustrations, showing high society, including a central motif of a man being knighted, and one either side showing people gossiping.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Postdoctoral fellowship alert! Come and work with me researching colonial deposit and the British Library’s newspaper collection. Get some great hands-on experience, while undertaking vital research into the collecting policies and practices that shaped our collections. www.bl.uk/services/res...

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The Joanna and Graham Barker Fellowship Scheme

Two funded-fellowship opportunities for early career, postdoctoral researchers.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

You can now access electronic legal deposit journal issues, journal articles and books catalogued before October 2023 using the PCs in our Reading Rooms. Find out more about what content is available and how to access it here: link.bl.uk/9kt

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today's #MastheadMonday is The Standard of Freedom (1848-51). It was published by John Cassell as a family newspaper aimed at those with a reformist mindset, advocating 'Political, Commercial & Religious Freedom'. Digitised by the BL & free-to-view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/stand...

Masthead for The Standard of Freedom, which is presented as a ribbon curled around its moto. Its moto is: Political, Commercial and Religious Freedom, which appears on a banner in the middle of the title.
This is volume one, issue one, for Saturday, July 1st, 1848 and was priced at four pence halfpenny.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Today’s #MastheadMonday offering, Bell’s Penny Dispatch (1841-1842), could not settle on a title or a masthead for any length of time. It was packed with sensational news and serialised fiction. Digitised by the BL & free-to-view on the BNA: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/bells...

Four versions of Masthead for Bell’s Penny Dispatch. They use different fonts, layouts, and different subtitles.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The proprietor of the Court Gazette accused the New Court Gazette of deceiving readers into thinking it was a continuation of the former publication. This was not without foundation - the 'New' in the title became smaller as time passed, & in 1841 it was dropped altogether. 2/2

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Following on from last week, today’s #MastheadMonday is the New Court Gazette (1840-46), a society paper: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/new-c... It was founded after the close of the Court Gazette (1838-40; 1841) with the same publisher & many shared contributors. 1/2

Masthead for the New Court Gazette featuring a stylised version of the UK coat of arms, with a lion and a unicorn. This is for the Saturday, 11th January 1840 issue, and was priced at 8 pence.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A wonderful day visiting the National Newspaper Building at Boston Spa, and all the incredible people who help to process and look after the thousands of newspapers that arrive at the Library every year. @britishlibrary.bsky.social #nationalnewspaperbuilding #nationalnewspapercollection

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Up for a two day visit to Boston Spa to talk and see all things newspaper. Go to check into our hotel in York and find we’re opposite the old Yorkshire Herald building.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A few months into its life it was purchased by George Glenny: a keen gardener, a serial publisher of periodicals and someone who loved a good falling out. Dr David Marsh has written a great blog about him: thegardenhistory.blog/2018/07/21/g... I’ll continue The Court Gazette saga next week.

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George Glenny- perhaps the most cantankerous Victorian gardener imaginable

If you were asked to name a great Victorian garden writer I bet John Claudius Loudon, William Robinson, or Shirley Hibberd would spring to mind immediately- but what about George Glenny? He was as…

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Today's #MastheadMonday is the Court Gazette (1838-40; 1841): a society newspaper that became embroiled in the disputed world of C19th horticulture. Plagued by injunctions & bankruptcy, it eventually had its title stolen by a rival. It’s free-to-view www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/court...

Masthead for The Court Gazette:and Fashionable Guide, featuring a coat of arms with a lion and a unicorn. This was volume one, issue one, for Saturday 7th April 1838, and was priced at six pence.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The publication was only produced in London. I’m not sure if it covered companies outside of the City, but you can have a look to check.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The City of London Trade Protection Circular (1848-49) is today's #MastheadMonday. A specialist newspaper, it acted as an early credit-check and information sharing tool. It was published for much longer as a private circular. It’s free-to-view here: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/city-...

Masthead for the City of London Trade Protection Circular, that features the City of London coat of arms. It was for volume one, issue one, Saturday 15th April 1848.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

It's #MastheadMonday again, & today we're featuring The Bee-Hive (1861-1878), an important trades-union publication. It fought for improved workers rights, but became embroiled in the fractious politics of the trades-union movement. Free to view here: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/beehive

Masthead for the Bee-Hive, featuring an image of a beehive and representations of various trades and industry.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

To celebrate the BNA reaching 100 million pages, my colleague Claire O'Halloran has written a blog sharing some of our highlights. A huge achievement-well done to everyone involved at @britishlibrary.bsky.social & @findmypast.bsky.social Here’s to the next 100 million! www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

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The British Newspaper Archive reaches 100 million pages

We celebrate this milestone and our long partnership with Find My Past by picking a few highlights from the BNA.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Do you know who the copyright would sit with?

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It’s certainly something that could be considered. It’s a little more complicated because of copyright, and the BL also doesn’t hold a full run. But definitely something we can look at.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Today the British Newspaer Archive reached 100 million pages! What an epic achievement! So many interesting pages to explore. And we’re not stopping there the BL & FMP will continue to digitise, so here’s to the next 100 million! blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2026/02/16/c...

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Celebrating 100 Million Newspaper Pages on The Archive

In this special blog, we celebrate reaching the landmark of 100 million pages on The Archive, with insights from our users and tips for searching our papers.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#MastheadMonday is back with the Illustrated London Life, which lasted only 23 issues (Apr-Aug 1843). It was 1 of many attempts to capitalise on the success of the Illustrated London News (1842-2003). Digitised by the British Library & free-to-view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/illus...

Highly illustrated masthead for Illustrated London Life. It’s issue number 2, March 18th 1843 and was priced at three pence.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation. Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements

The front page of the Daily Graphic newspaper published Saturday 25 August, 1917, featuring portraits of 'Women in the Order of the British Empire', including Lady Byron, the honourable Mrs Alfred Lyttelton, Her Majesty the Queen.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The British Library’s PhD placement scheme for 26/27 is now open. My team are offering an exciting placement aiming to raise the profile of our illustrated newspaper collection: www.bl.uk/services/res...

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PhD placement scheme

Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It's #MastheadMonday again, & today we feature The Weekly Chronicle (1836-67). A liberal newspaper, in the 1850s it had links to the Temperance Movement, via its publisher William Tweedie. Digitised by the British Library & free to view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/weekl...

Masthead for The Weekly Chronicle. This is issue 958, for Saturday 6th January 1855, and is priced at six pence.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Today's #MastheadMonday is the True Sun (1832-37). Founded by Patrick Grant due to his feud with Murdo Young, who he believed had swindled him out of ownership of the Sun newspaper. Charles Dickens was briefly the paper's Parliamentary reporter. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/true-...

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Today's #MastheadMonday is The Censor (1846). This pro-Free Trade newspaper, used satire as a tool to bring about reform, particularly focussing its attacks on gambling and gaming-houses. It lasted only 4 issues. Digitised by the BL & free to view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/censo...

Masthead for The Censor; or Satirical Times. This is issue number one, Saturday, January 4th, 1846. It was priced at seven pence.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I’m interested in all the stuff around newspaper advertising, so is opening up some new resources for me!

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

White searching for something else for @liamsims.bsky.social I stumbled across T.B Browne’s Provincial Newspaper Circular. It has the most wonderful illustrations of Browne’s advertising offices. The information these advertising guides & directories provide for newspaper historians is invaluable.

Image of the Newspaper File Department at T.B Browne’s Advertising Office. It shows numerous shelves piled with newspapers, and various men reading and sorting them.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Thanks Liam. I’d hoped to look at the ABC Index to the Advertising Press today, but a post-cyber attack catalogue glitch means it will be tomorrow. I’ve checked T.B Browne’s Provincial Newspaper Circular, but despite being very interesting, it’s not that! The hunt continues…

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I’ve ordered a couple of things to look at, but it would be great to see a few more pictures.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Do you have more images or reasons to suspect 1881? I’m happy to call some stuff up to look if that helps? Browne had his own advertising agency and produced a few guides and circulars. Feel free to DM with more info.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Today’s #MastheadMonday offering is the Town & Country Daily Newspaper (1873). It ran from July-Sept, before merging into the Sun (1792-1871; 1873-76), which itself had newly emerged from a merger with the Central Press (1861-1871). Free to view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/town-...

Masthead for the Town and Country Daily Newspaper. It shows issue one, from Monday July 14, 1873.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I don’t think the colour lasted very long (as was so often the case). But would need to go back and check.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Today's #MastheadMonday is the British Army Despatch (1848-1856), a newspaper devoted to military news. It had a conservative stance, supporting the Duke of Wellington's military leadership and outlook. Digitised by the BL and free-to-view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/briti...

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Today's #MastheadMonday is the Hackney & Kingsland Times (1862-63), which began life as the Kingsland Times & General Advertiser (1860-62), & covered local, national & international news. It is another London Local digitised by the BL & free to view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/kings...

Masthead for the Hackney & Kingsland Times: And North-East London Telegraph. This was issue number one in the new series, after it was renamed. It is from 19th April 1862. It was proved one penny.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

(If you're a UK based historian, or just History-curious, and don't know about the IHR, you are missing a treat). Over 50 fortnightly seminars (most also available online) during the academic year, and much more. Visit the Institute and its library if you're in London. And it's free. 2/2

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

They were actually great once I got to speak to someone-but their setup at the airport was absolutely chaotic. I’ve made it home, but have now fully succumbed to the lurgy I was fighting. Hope your journey was a lot more straightforward.

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Pierce Egan's Life in London & Sporting Guide (1824-27) is today's #MastheadMonday. Egan, who was publisher, editor & proprietor was an established journalist & sports writer, who wrote particularly about boxing. Digitised by the BL & free-to-view: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/pierc...

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This, so much! I find it hard to recommend working in the heritage sector, despite loving it, because it’s nearly impossible to afford to live while doing it!

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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

There was a lot of confusion about transit visas. So in the end they moved me onto another flight which is later but direct. So spending a strange day in the airport 🤣 All the AA flights seem to be delayed today. I hope you make it home without too much difficulty.

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