Front Page: introduction

25 May to 8 October 2006

Newspapers, throwaway items by day, are a treasure-trove of social history and their front pages grab our attention on a daily basis.

Some of the most famous front pages, from the early 20th century to the present day, are reproduced here.

What you can do on this site:

• View and read about 29 memorable British front page headlines
• Enter our great competition and win a week’s work placement on a national newspaper!
• Read about our learning and events programmes and see what our shop has to offer
• Search a complete digitised archive of the Penny Illustrated Paper from 1861 to 1913
• Learn more about the British Library’s collection of newspapers and how we are making them available while safeguarding them for the future

How to find us
Opening hours

In partnership with the Newspaper Publishers Association