Yugoslavism and its migrations: new directions in Yugoslav studies | British Library

Since the establishment of a Yugoslav state in 1918 and through to the 1990s, when the second Yugoslavia collapsed in war, Yugoslav unity was a contested p

In good taste: Europe's first systematic study of cheese

Dive into the gastronomic world of travelling physician Pantaleone da Confienza’s 'Summa lacticiniorum'.

Fairy tales for Ukrainian and Belarusian children

The British Library holds many self-published books for children who were in Displaced Persons’ camps after the Second World War.

Beyond Disney: Jiří Trnka and Czech fairy tale illustration

Trnka's art allowed space for the more complex and darker elements inherent in traditional folklore.

Eighth Graham Nattrass Lecture—17 June 2026

Under the auspices of the German Studies Library Group and in association with the British Library, a lecture in memory of Graham Nattrass (1940-2012) will be delivered on Wednesday 17 June 20…

The snout of a poem: the visceral worlds of Małgorzata Lebda

Polish writer Małgorzata Lebda will feature at the European Writers’ Festival at the British Library.

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'A History of the British Museum Library' now digitised

We have digitised an important work for the study of the history of librarianship.