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Queen Elizabeth II

Library closure on Monday 19 September

To mark the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Library will be closed on Monday 19 September.

Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We are saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Web maintenance at the British Library

WiFi and delivery updates

There may be some disruption to our services over the next few weeks.

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Asian and African blog at the British Library, collection item detail

Glimpses from the ‘Golden Land’: Decorative manuscript art in Thailand and beyond

Untold Lives blog from the British Library

Granville Archive available

Sound and Vision blog from the British Library

Recording of the week: Childhood memories of D. H. Lawrence

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Collage of photograph of Andrea Levy's parents and one of her manuscripts

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

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