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Treasures of the British Library

Monday to Sunday

From Magna Carta and Shakespeare to Ada Lovelace and The Beatles

Events at the Library

Close-up of a woman's face.
Festival

HistFest 2020: Weekend Pass

A dynamic history festival that celebrates the brightest and the best in the world of history

Other events

Michael Wood
Festival

HistFest 2020: Saturday Day Pass

A dynamic history festival that celebrates the brightest and the best in the world of history.

A colour print of an 18th-century aristocratic lady pouring coffee.
Festival

HistFest 2020: Intoxicated by Empire

An early 19th-century print of smokey chimneys and mills in a landscape
Festival

HistFest 2020: Disability in the Industrial Revolution

Roman temple ruins in North Africa.
Festival

HistFest 2020: Warzone Archaeology

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Tours of the Library

Group visits to the British Library

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