British Online Archives (BOA)
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Our skilled team curate and digitise unique collections of primary sources that illuminate key historical concepts, events, and themes.
Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Mary Wills. It is an engraving depicting the reform meeting in Manchester in 1819 which became known as “Peterloo”. Read the full post here: buff.ly/5xuOmJh
With the 79th anniversary of the partition of the Indian subcontinent falling this week, it is important to reflect upon on the political consequences of partition, nationalism, and state-building in South Asia. Read the full post here: buff.ly/n4Q2whZ
Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Charlie Hall. It is an 1896 order for the arrest of Robert Baden-Powell, later the founder of the Boy Scout movement, for his actions during the Second Matabele War. Read the full post here: buff.ly/ywdtHdl
In light of America’s 250th independence anniversary, our Academic Liaison Manager, Dr Catherine Bateson, explores a page from the Proceedings of the US Continental Congress in July 1775. Read the full post here: buff.ly/92hG8GG
Published in The Tatler and Bystander on 23 March 1955, this colourful advertisement for the English Electric EA.83 refrigerator is more than a simple sales pitch. Read the full post here: buff.ly/lwPI56I
Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Mary Wills. It is a fifteenth-century Latin manuscript exploring the practice of palmistry, or palm reading. Read the full post here: buff.ly/D00AqjL
Our latest "Document of the Week" was chosen by our Editorial Assistant, Chloe Haney. It is an article from West Africa Magazine about Annie Jiagge, née Baeta, the first female magistrate in the Gold Coast/Ghana. Read the full post here: buff.ly/iKbFAVR
In our latest “Document of the Week”, our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan, reflects upon an article in The Illustrated London News from July 1975. It reported upon the outcome of the UK referendum on membership of the European Economic Community. Read the full post here: buff.ly/KaM2bhD
This piece explores the complicated relationship between Africans and African Americans, particularly around identity, stereotypes, and cultural belonging. Read the full post here: buff.ly/PS2kdCE
New primary source collection coming soon—Germany, 1920–1969: British Foreign Office Confidential Print. Comprising over 55,000 images sourced from The National Archives (UK), it surveys government files relating to Germany and its nearest neighbours. Learn more at buff.ly/2GXEQaq
It explores how culture became a source of resistance, identity, and renewal in the post-colonial era. Read the full post here: buff.ly/7aXBkwv
New collection out now—West Africa Magazine, 1917–2003. Featuring over 170,000 images, this comprehensive run of West Africa magazine offers remarkable insights into a period of significant transformation across Africa and the wider world. Learn more at buff.ly/uGogdVF.
Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editorial Assistant, Chloe Haney, is a clipping of a newspaper article by David Ainley titled “Behind the ban on advertising—the face of injustice”, which appeared in the Morning Star on 2 July 1968. Read the full post here: buff.ly/52bnOVX
To commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we are offering a 20% discount on this fascinating primary source collection, The American Revolution from a British Perspective, 1763–1783. Learn more at buff.ly/8Xbnuxf.
Our Purchasing Scheme is Open! Until 31 July 2026, grab a 20% discount on 20 of our most popular collections. Every collection is available as a one-off perpetual purchase! Learn more at britishonlinearchives.com/series/24/bo....
Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Charlie Hall. It shows how the British government sought to understand the likely psychological impact of a nuclear attack on the British population in the early 1980s. Read the full post here: buff.ly/GIyHOFJ
Issued by the Empire Marketing Board, the advertisement called on “the women of Britain” to “buy British”. Read the full post here: buff.ly/isK5Z2K
Explore our unique primary source collections, such as Kenya Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1907–1964. Comprising over 59,000 images, it surveys Kenya’s path to independence. Learn more at britishonlinearchives.com/collections/....
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. Read the full post here: buff.ly/PPiF9pa
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. Read the full post here: buff.ly/GhFzAzh
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!
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. Read the full post here: buff.ly/rm90Qvb
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....