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Love history? Love podcasts? Historian Lucy Worsley has a great recommendation for you 🎙️

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️
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A historical newspaper page titled "The Seven Zeppelin Raids Over London" features an illustrated map depicting the routes of zeppelin raids over London. The map includes marked paths and locations of the raids. There are accompanying text boxes detailing each of the seven raids, with numbered sections for clarity. The layout is in a traditional newspaper style with black and white print.

It wasn't just the Blitz - did you know Britain was the target of Zeppelin raids during the First World War? Was your town affected? 😮

🎧 Listen to historian Lucy Worsley discuss her interest in Zeppelin raids in our new podcast ⤵️
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📷 The Sphere, 8 February 1919

A black and white newspaper clipping from "The Birmingham Daily Mail" dated March 24, 1890, reports on an assault involving George Eastwood, where a bottle was used as a weapon. The clipping mentions the "peaky blinder gang." The background shows partially visible individuals.

Today's the day... 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' hits cinemas 😮 🎥

Will you be heading to see it? Or perhaps delving into our newspapers to find evidence of the real Peaky Blinders? 📰

Lucy Worsley learns more about her grandmother's secretive life during two world wars on A Family History Of..., a brand-new podcast that follows ordinary families through extraordinary moments in history.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️
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Map of Broadstairs and St. Peter's with locations of over 200 high explosive bombs marked. Key landmarks include Stone Gap, Main Bay, and Dumpton Gap. Surrounding areas include Ramsgate. The map was prepared by the Thanet Advertiser and Echo, with additional information provided by Mr. W. R. Titchener.

Was your street bombed during WW2? 😮

Newspapers of the time published bomb maps, showing where bombs fell, like this one showing Broadstairs and St Peter's in the Thanet Advertiser, 10 November 1944 https://bit.ly/4cJGMut

Lucy Worsley's latest obsession is WW1 Zeppelin raids 😅

The first episode of our brand-new podcast, A Family History Of..., is out now 🎙️

Available wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️
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Or you can watch over on YouTube ⤵️
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📣 We're launching a new podcast! 🎙️

Ordinary lives. Told through extraordinary moments.

From kitchen tables to battlefields, these are the families who lived through the events that shaped British and Irish history.

A woman is standing looking at a big photo of an old man smiling.

“I think he would love to know that he lives on.” ❤️

Alex knew her grandfather’s smile, not his hardships — born in 1917, mother gone days later, raised by others, moved often, then sent to a strict boys’ home at twelve. Yet he learned, endured, and built the loving family she now calls home.

A huge congratulations the finalists of the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist 👏

The stories that made us. The decades that defined us 🗞️

Uncover the “good old days” as they really were in 100 million pages of history.

Delve deeper into our newspapers for FREE until 16 February.

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Want to get more out of newspaper research? 📰

Jen Baldwin shares three tips for exploring newspapers on Findmypast:

• Build collections
• Use advanced search filters
• Look beyond a single town or county

Watch to learn more.

What’s your favourite way to search our newspaper archive?

A collage features a portrait of Tom Moore in a military uniform on the left, a group of soldiers sitting on a vehicle on the right, and two historical documents at the bottom. Arrows point to entries labelled "Thomas" on the documents.

Remembering Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died on 2 February 2021 aged 100 ❤️

Perhaps best known for raising millions for charity during the COVID-19 pandemic, he appears in genealogical records like the 1939 Register and the 1921 Census.

HMS Torbay

British Royal Navy

Grimsby Daily Telegraph - 28 July 1942

Every wave tells a story ⚓ 🌊

Discover heroes from Trafalgar to the Second World War in brand-new British Royal Navy records, exclusively online at Findmypast.

Delve deeper into these never-before-seen records today.

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Image of people celebrating on New Year's Eve.

Image of people celebrating on New Year's Eve.

Image of people celebrating on New Year's Eve.

Happy New Year from all of us at Findmypast 🎉

Take a look at London on 31 December in years gone by - packed streets, buzzing excitement, and timeless celebrations.

What are your plans for welcoming 2026?

Ever wished you could dive deeper into your ancestor's story? 🌳

Meet the Stories hub - your personalised stream of photos, newspaper clippings and family moments, all in one place 🫶

Watch the video, then delve deeper into your family history like never before... ⬇️

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Remembrance Day image - group of World War I soldiers sitting together behind sandbag barricade, smiling and equipped with gear.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them 🌹

Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.

Old photograph of several military personnel in uniform sitting together behind sandbags, with the text 'I remember them. WE REMEMBER THEM AND ALL OUR HEROES. Lest we forget' and a poppy symbol for remembrance.

For all those who fought
For all those who fell
For all those who served

We will remember them 🌹

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Pledge to Remember: Search your family’s military story for free today 🎖️

Search for your parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, or your family name. Each search is a pledge to ensure their service & sacrifice are never forgotten.

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Explore Britain's proud naval history with exclusive new records | Blog 220 years on, trace lives shaped by the Battle of Trafalgar like never before.

This Findmypast Friday, we’re commemorating 220 years since the Battle of Trafalgar with two new record sets.

Plus, we've bolstered our Photo Collection, added new Australian records, and updated our newspaper collection.

https://bit.ly/49fyuJ6

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Remember 'Jackie' magazine? Explore our archive. https://bit.ly/3KCdTVg

Purchase 'Jackie - Best of the 70s', a beautifully crafted bookazine packed with music, beauty, romance & style. https://bit.ly/3IERE0l

Listen to the ultimate Jackie playlist https://bit.ly/47i2pil

We are very excited to be involved again with Women's Prize for 2026. ❤️

Congratulations to all the judges. We are so excited to be involved again with Women's Prize in 2026.

After spending the day diving into the @tvtimes.bsky.social archive, available now on Findmypast, we're curious - which decade do you think had the best TV?

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