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We are open today as usual

We are open today, Wednesday 16 August 2023, as usual.

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Hidden text within Camden’s Annals shines a new light on Elizabeth I’s life

British Library researcher uncovers passages that have not been read for 400 years.

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Changes to opening times due to planned transport strikes

Opening times at our St Pancras will be slightly amended on days affected by the planned transport strikes.

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Untold Lives blog from the British Library

T.E. Lawrence and the Hashemite dynasty: from the Hejaz in Arabia to Clouds Hill, Dorset

English and Drama blog from the British Library

Andrew Salkey Archive – Mapping the Caribbean Diaspora through Letters

Music blog from the British Library

New Tippett acquisitions

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Explore the history of Partition and its continuing legacy on life in India, Pakistan and Britain

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‘How come England did not know me?’: Recording Andrea Levy for Authors’ Lives

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A Description of Three Hundred Animals [page: frontispiece and title page]

Discover 'A Description of Three Hundred Animals', a natural history book for children

The Devonshire Manuscript

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