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We’re reopening for everyone

We’re so excited to have reopened more of our spaces to more of you

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Accessing British Library online content and services

We’re gradually reopening our spaces to keep everyone safe, but we’re always open online.

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British Library Online Shop re-opens

Our online shop has now re-opened following an 8-week closure.

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Medieval manuscripts blog from the British Library

Great medieval bake off

European blog from the British Library

“Contested commemoration”: Trieste’s memorials of Fascism, Nazism and World War Two

Untold Lives blog from the British Library

The truth behind the myth: the colonial legacy of the Mayflower voyage - No.2 Who were the so-called Pilgrims?

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Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children's Books

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Teacher's Toolkit: Using Discovering Literature in the classroom

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

The Devonshire Manuscript

Explore this hand-written volume, known as the Devonshire Manuscript

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