Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Mary Wills, examines an important case of female-led activism in Nigeria under colonial rule.
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Our Purchasing Scheme is Open!
Until 31 July 2026, grab a 20% discount on 20 of our most popular collections, such as Colonial Africa in Official Statistics, 1821–1953.
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Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This week, we spotlight a poster that promoted the Race Relations Act that was passed by the UK government in 1968.
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New contextual essay for our collection, Radicalism and Popular Protest in Georgian Britain, c. 1714–1832.
Dr Joe Cozens surveys how Jacobitism was superseded by more “radical” ideas advanced by journalists, artisans, and reform societies.
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New collection coming soon—Germany, 1920–1969: British Foreign Office Confidential Print.
Learn how British diplomats perceived and responded to Germany during a critical period.
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New contextual essay for our collection, Radicalism and Popular Protest in Georgian Britain, c. 1714–1832.
Professor Katrina Navickas explores how the British state responded to democratic and working-class movements throughout 1789—1833.
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That’s a wrap for #UKSG2026! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth during an amazing conference. We look forward to seeing you next year!
We’ve got loads of great promo materials with us, including very cool flyers for our new and forthcoming primary source collections. Check them out at booth 80! #UKSG2026
Our stylish tote bags for our new collection, Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920, are going fast! Make sure to pick up yours from booth 80. Visit the collection landing page at britishonlinearchives.com/collections/... #UKSG2026
Come to booth 80! You can learn more about our forthcoming primary source collections, West Africa Magazine, 1917–2003, and Germany, 1920–1969: British Foreign Office Confidential Print. Visit their landing pages at buff.ly/nuEwW7P, and buff.ly/gcqq41A. #UKSG2026
We’ve had unprecedented interest in our new primary source collection, Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920. Find out more at booth 80! You can also visit the collection landing page at britishonlinearchives.com/collections/.... #UKSG2026
Our latest "Document of the Week" was chosen by our Academic Liaison Manager, Dr Catherine Bateson, and explores how poetry was used as a way to criticise the Corn Laws in 1830s Britain.
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Have you checked out the BOA Purchasing Scheme? Applicable to all conference attendees, it allows for great savings on our most popular content! Learn more at booth 80 or by visiting britishonlinearchives.com/series/24/bo...! #UKSG2026
We’re live and ready to go at stand 80 for #UKSG2026! Dave and Tommy (in transit) will be happy to take you though our great new and forthcoming content!
Our Purchasing Scheme is Open!
Until 31 July 2026, grab a 20% discount on 20 of our most popular collections, such as “Radicalism and Popular Protest in Georgian Britain, c. 1714–1832”.
Learn more at britishonlinearchives.com/series/24/bo....
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We’re exhibiting at the upcoming UKSG 49th Annual Conference in Glasgow. This will be held at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) from Monday 30 March to Wednesday 1 April. We’ll be happy to meet you at Stand 80!
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In the latest instalment of our “Document of the Week” series, our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan, reflects upon an ad for office equipment that appeared in The Illustrated London News in July 1975.
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Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Mary Wills, examines the fascinating history and symbolism of the Rider-Waite tarot cards.
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Our New Purchasing Scheme is Open!
Until 31 July 2026, we are offering a 20% discount on 20 of our most popular collections. Every collection on the scheme is available as a one-off perpetual purchase!
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Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editorial Assistant, Chloe Haney. It is an article published in The Illustrated London News on 15 December 1877 exploring Alexander Graham Bell’s revolutionary invention: the telephone.
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New collection—Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920.
It explores the place of witchcraft in English history, as well as the influence of alchemy, astrology, herbalism, and related esoteric practices!
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Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editorial Assistant, Chloe Haney, is a book from our new primary source collection, Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920, titled “The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers”.
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We strive to make our primary source collections as easy to explore as possible. This is why our skilled editorial team ensure that our collections are tagged comprehensively!
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Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. It is an article titled “Feminine Make Up in India” from The Sphere. Published on 3 December 1938, this piece discusses how women of the subcontinent practiced the “art of personal adornment”.
New collection coming soon—West Africa Magazine, 1917–2003.
The back catalogue of this publication offers remarkable insights into a period of significant transformation across Africa and the wider world.
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Our latest "Document of the Week" was chosen by our Academic Liaison Manager, Dr Catherine Bateson. It explores how the title page of one British pamphlet about growing tensions amongst colonial Americans foreshadowed the coming American Revolution in 1776.
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New collection coming very soon—Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920.
Comprising over 55,000 document images, it charts the evolution of witchcraft and magic in England over five centuries.
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Tommy shows how this source can illuminate a key theme in British and Irish history.
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Our latest "Document of the Week" was chosen by our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan. It is a royal proclamation, issued by King George III in March 1799, forbidding travel from Ireland to Britain.