THE TITLES

"The Great Eight"

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS

Launched in 1842

A reputation for covering conflict around the globe was already established by 1914 as Britain's leading illustrated newspaper. It offers definitive coverage of the war both home and abroad.

THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS

1914 - 1918

Published within a couple of weeks of the outbreak of WWI, this was dedicated to providing an in-depth visual weekly record of the War from all angles.

THE SPHERE

Launched in 1900

Was knwn as "The Empire's Weekly". Its pictorial content is of a particularly high quality with excellent photographic illustration as well as commissioned illustrations by skilled staff artists such as Fortunino Matania.

TATLER

Launched in 1901

A society magazine that gave a fresh and engaging perspetive on the war on the home front. Packed with personalities, gossip and illustrations.

THE SKETCH

Launched in 1893

Similar in tone to The Tatler with a greater focus on theatre and the arts and was a younger sibling to the ILN.

THE BYSTANDER

1901 - 1940

Concentrated on sport, motoring, society news, politics and satire. Cartoons from the Bystander are very rich from this era and include the work of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, the most popular wartime cartoonist.

ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS

Launched in 1874

A rare publication covering theatre and the sporting world. Its wartime volumes are a fascinating insight into how war affected fallen sportsman to taming horses.

THE GRAPHIC

Launched in 1869

Initially a rival publication to the ILN, The Graphic focused on high quality illustration. Its feature-led content from the Great War period is a fascinating glimpse into little-known stories and reports.

BRITANNIA AND EVE

Launched in 1926

First appeared as Eve and was self-described as 'Lady's Pictorial, while Britannia was printed throughout 1928. Eventually, on May 1st 1929, the two newspapers combined to become Britannia and Eve with the new tagline 'A Monthly Journal for Men and Women'.