30 May 2022
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FindMyPast has announced it will make its entire newspaper collection of 50 million pages free in honour of the Platinum Jubilee.
This will be the first time that this vast collection of 50 million pages on FindMyPast has been made available for free.
Access to popular illustrated titles like the Daily Mirror, Illustrated Police News and The Tatler allows researchers to uncover every detail of the queen’s milestone moments as they happened. Rare photos of the queen’s reign can be discovered amongst the pages, which give us snapshots of her relationship with her family, her people, and the Commonwealth.
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Historical newspapers are also an unrivalled resource for revealing the daily lives of ordinary people, and provide rare glimpses at major events through the eyes of the communities that experienced them. With the collection including British, Irish and international titles from Barbados to Bombay, you can find yourself transported back to the scenes of global, national and local events over the past 70 years that shaped our own ancestors’ lives.
Birmingham Daily Post, 1977 - With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved.
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Thanks to a prolific schedule of official visits, some may even discover their family members within the millions of stories and images documenting royal news, gossip, events, and more.
Highlights of the vast collection include:
· Special editions from momentous occasions in the Queen’s reign, such as the Silver Jubilee special edition of The Illustrated London News.
· A poignant personal tribute from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and memories of her life-long devotion to her late husband.
· The chance to spot your own street and family members in the thousands of pictures of local coronation and jubilee parties from across the country.
· Long lost royal recipes to try out for this year’s Jubilee celebrations, such as Coronation Cake from the Aberdeen Evening Express.
· Touching moments of royal support told through the experiences of local people, such as the famous 1966 visit to Aberfan after the mine disaster.
· The Queen’s most iconic fashion moments, including the beautifully drawn Norman Hartnell Coronation Gown in the 1953 Daily Herald and Daily Mirror.
· The local people, national heroes, and innovative British businesses whose contributions have been acknowledged by Royal Honours and Queen’s Awards.
First visit to Edinburgh as queen, The Sphere, 5 July 1952 - Image © Illustrated London News Group
Search the newspapers for free!
Access to this vast historical collection is available on FindMyPast without a subscription, to all registered members, from 10am BST on Monday 30 May 2022, ending at 10am BST on Monday 6 June 2022.