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British Online Archives (BOA) is one of the UK’s leading academic publishers and online repositories. 

Hosting over six million records, carefully sourced from private and public archives, such as The National Archives (UK) and British Library, BOA’s specially curated primary source collections cover over 500 years of world history. They boast extensive documentation from across the globe, providing invaluable source material for students and researchers working within a wide range of scholarly disciplines, including history, politics, sociology, and international relations. Our unique digital holdings offer insights into global historical events and trends, typically through a British lens. They serve to broaden our understanding of history, and help us to make sense of contemporary social, cultural, economic, and political landscapes.

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Illustration of Satan sat on a throne at the centre of a witches' sabbath. Several figures surround the throne, dancing acrobatically. On the right, people cook dismembered infants in a cauldron, while several humans and devils on the left eat at a table.

Licensed to access Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920 Coming Soon

1400   1920
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A photograph of the first session of the general assembly of the United Nations Organisation, 10 January 1946. Clement Atlee stands at a podium, addressing a room of people sat at long tables. A table of three men are sat behind him, on a stage.

Licensed to access The Laws of War: Justice, Rights, and Ethics in Military Contexts Coming Soon

1718   1959
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An illustration of the Peterloo Massacre (1819). A group of people stand on a platform holding banners on the left. Beneath them officers on horseback wield swords, and several figures lie dead and injured on the floor. A large crowd features on the right.

Licensed to access Radicalism and Popular Protest in Georgian Britain, c. 1714–1832

1714   1832
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Illustrated London News Cover for the special issue on the Festival of Britain

Licensed to access The Illustrated London News, 1842–2003

1842   2003
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