5,018
edits
m
no edit summary
(add {{Place}}) |
Naisbittrl (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
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|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. | ||
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: | ||
| Line 90: | Line 90: | ||
*http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/Index.html | *http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/Index.html | ||
{{Place|England}} | {{Place|England}} | ||
[[Category:England|Newspapers]] | [[Category:England|Newspapers]] | ||