The 15th April marks the centenary of the Titanic’s sinking. Since then, it’s fascinated both historians and the general public, thanks to its combination of famous victims, the resulting changes in maritime law and the discovery of the wreck in 1985.
But perhaps more than anything else, people remain interested in the stories of tragedy, heroism, sacrifice and survival – all of which are covered in our fascinating Titanic Newspaper Book. It’s not hard to see why this interest persists – having hit the iceberg, nearly 50,000 tonnes of cutting-edge liner sunk in less than three hours, taking with it 1,517 lives and leaving only 706 survivors.