British Library: The British Newspaper Archive reaches 100 million pages. “This week the British Newspaper Archive hits the milestone of 100 million digitised pages. We in the British Library news team are celebrating this achievement and our long partnership with Find My Past by picking a few highlights from the BNA.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/british-library-the-british-newspaper-archive-reaches-100-million-pages/Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries
Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.
#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical
https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/
The Real History Behind Shakespeare’s Life | Secrets of Stratford
The man behind the curtain. We journey to Stratford-upon-Avon to uncover the hidden details of William Shakespeare's life and separate the facts from the myths surrounding the world's greatest playwright.
#History #Shakespeare #Stratford #Literature #UKHistory #Documentary
https://www.history-channel.org/the-real-history-behind-shakespeares-life-secrets-of-stratford/
British Library: The UK Web Archive: continuing our work behind the scenes. “Despite recent challenges, the UK Web Archive team remains dedicated to safeguarding the nation’s online heritage. We are hoping to restore the UK Web Archive towards the middle of 2026.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/02/the-uk-web-archive-continuing-our-work-behind-the-scenes-british-library/The Twisted Man Who Bombed London For 2 Weeks: David Copeland's Reign As "The Nail Bomber"

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BBC: Writer’s poems helped boost the abolition campaign. “Letters written by a prominent abolitionist are being digitised, filling in a ‘massive bit of the jigsaw’ in the abolition campaign history, experts say. Novelist Hannah More, born in Bristol in 1745, also helped open some of the UK’s first schools for working class people.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/19/bbc-writers-poems-helped-boost-the-abolition-campaign/Arts Professional (UK): Cultural treasures worth more than £59m enter public collections. “This year saw museums and archives up and down the country receive cultural gifts given up in exchange for tax relief, with objects spanning an ‘impressive range’, said Arts Council chair Sir Nicholas Serota.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/16/arts-professional-cultural-treasures-worth-more-than-59m-enter-public-collections/