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With the abolition of the duty on paper in 1861, the state-led constraints upon the production and sale of newspapers were finally lifted. Equally important was the relative restraint of the government, which did not seek to use the existing libel laws as an instrument of censorship.
A collection of digital archives covering classic and contemporary legal traditions in America, Britian, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and other jurisdictions.
"In the late-Stuart era, women were still largely confined to the domestic sphere. Because of their limited education and because of prejudices…"
A collection of digital archives containing every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom between 1701 and 1800.
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"Ever since 4 May 1896, the Daily Mail has been praised and plagiarised, copied and cursed. It has been ceremoniously incinerated and ceremonially honoured…"
"Both before and during the Seven Years' War (1756-63), British foreign policy primarily reflected a strategic rivalry with France. The two powers…"
"The extent, consequences and legacy of wartime persecution and flight are extensively reflected in Refugees, Relief and Resettlement…"
For the 75th Anniversary of the Windrush Generation, we explore the history and legacy of their namesake ship, the Empire Windrush, through Gale's Historical Newspapers.
"The expansion and then fragmentation of the Habsburg domains during the sixteenth century presented English diplomacy with its greatest challenges…"
Our new collection of case studies exploring the benefits and use-cases of various Gale products, from academics, librarians and students.
Alfred Harmsworth, better known under his later title Lord Northcliffe, launched the Daily Mail on 4 May 1896 and laid down a model of popular journalism that still shapes our newspapers today. To his admirers, he was the ‘greatest figure who ever strode down Fleet Street’.
"The Danish state of the eighteenth century was a much larger entity than the present-day small power named Denmark. During the eighteenth century…"
Discover original, digitised, primary source content in a platform that offers unique searching tools and cross-searchable archives.
Discover original, digitised, primary source content in a platfrom that offers unique searching tools and cross-searchable archives.
View samples from a selection of notable contributors featured in American Historical Periodicals, part of Gale Primary Sources.
"Our understanding of the life and character of Henry Benedict Stuart has suffered, perhaps disproportionately, from poor scholarship - both during the period of…"