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The Beatles

British Library acquires Beatles 1963 concert recording

The British Library has acquired the earliest known recording of a live performance by The Beatles in the UK.

Celebration at the British Library

Announcing our new vision

Knowledge Matters sets out our ambitions for the British Library’s future.

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50 years of the British Library

50 years ago the British Library burst into life, and we haven’t stopped moving since.

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The Petit Prince and animals

Sound and Vision blog from the British Library

Recording of the week: Death's-head hawk-moth (Acherontia Atropos)

Collection care blog for the British Library

Conservation of Maps in the digitisation project: Qatar Foundation Partnership – Part 2

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Explore the history of Partition and its continuing legacy on life in India, Pakistan and Britain

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

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A Description of Three Hundred Animals [page: frontispiece and title page]

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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