The British Library has found censored details in the official account of Elizabeth I’s reign which suggest that King James I may have tried to have her assassinated and that he fabricated an account ...

Explore an extraordinary world of wonders tucked away inside The British Library. According to Rick Steves, this London destination is a must-visit spot.

The 1660 Klencke Atlas is among the world’s biggest books, measuring nearly six feet by seven and a half feet when open. So when the British Library digitized the towering tome, it required several ...

In 2024, it is easy to imagine that all human knowledge is online forever – and can now be explained by an AI system; but this ignores the fact that an estimated 82% of websites are dormant, while ...

On October 23, 2023, the British Library, one of the world’s finest repositories of knowledge, was subjected to a cyber-attack. Some 600GB of files, including the personal data of Library users and ...

The British Library has told customers that their personal data may have been stolen during a recent ransomware attack that knocked the library’s systems and website offline for the past month. In a ...

A Nazi radio archive with more than 4,000 discs that have never been played, a collection of Beijing street sounds from the 90s and the voice of Florence Nightingale are among the British Library's ...

Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital. By Sarah Bahr From the must-see locations to the most frequently asked questions, our guide has ...

Britain’s national library made the first major steps in its recovery process after a ransomware group took down its website and online catalog. By Jenny Gross Reporting from London The British ...