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‘Heart-stopping’: censored pages of history of Elizabeth I reappear after 400 years

British Library uses new technique to uncover passages of Camden’s Annals, the first official account of Elizabeth’s reign

The Guardian - UK

British Library acquires ultra-rare cricket book thanks to anonymous donor

William Epps’s 1799 book of scorecards from ‘the grand matches’, formerly owned by commentator John Arlott, has been saved for the nation

The Guardian - UK

‘Fascinating’ Tippett letter reveals composer changed by prison

Exclusive: Pacifist composer’s intimate 1943 jail letter ‘best Tippett discovery for 50 years’

The Guardian - UK

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Andrea Levy’s notes on Mary Seacole brought to light by IT experts

The writer’s scripts for a TV series about the nurse were among those recovered from her old computer by the British Library

The Guardian - UK

Check this out: the British Library gets into gaming

Digital Storytelling, its new exhibition, shows how interactive technology has changed – and expanded – the way we tell stories

The Guardian - UK

Why medieval manuscripts are full of doodles of snail fights

The doodles found in the margins of very old manuscripts are often just as interesting as the content of the manuscripts themselves. One such example is the frequently recurring – and extremely odd – image of knights warring against snails.

The Conversation

China’s Hidden Century review – a revelation from first to last

This beautifully curated show of more than 300 exhibits traces the resilience, innovation and decadence of 19th-century China – and the lamentable role of the British

The Guardian - UK

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Nuclear heroes win £250,000 documentary project

Veterans of the British nuclear tests are being sought for a £250,000 project to create a documentary with the British Library, and to be taught to A-level students

Daily Mirror

Animals review – a carnival of curious fish and fantastic beasts

From a medieval monk mixed with a fish to the call of an extinct Hawaiian bird, this entertaining show revels in nature’s marvels – real or otherwise

The Guardian - UK

Surviving copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio to go on show

Events planned in UK and Ireland, including a British Library exhibition, to mark 400 years since complete works first published

The Guardian - UK

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