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	[[Image:Birmingham Journal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~339x428px~~]]English newspapers began in 1620. At first content was limited to foreign news. A tax on each printed sheet of paper limited the number of pages and the amount of information now useful to family historians. The first successful newspaper was the [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London London Gazette], a biweekly government list of bankruptcies, naturalizations, official acts, and public notices. It began in 1665/6 and still continues today.		[[Image:Birmingham Journal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|233x317px]]English newspapers began in 1620. At first content was limited to foreign news. A tax on each printed sheet of paper limited the number of pages and the amount of information now useful to family historians. The first successful newspaper was the [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London London Gazette], a biweekly government list of bankruptcies, naturalizations, official acts, and public notices. It began in 1665/6 and still continues today.

	In 1690 the first local newspaper began in Worcester. The content was still very limited because of taxes, but useful items published from 1690 to 1800 include the following:		In 1690 the first local newspaper began in Worcester. The content was still very limited because of taxes, but useful items published from 1690 to 1800 include the following: