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Document of the Week: “Northern Ireland Observed” (1980s) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan. It is a page from Northern Ireland Observed, which was published in the 1980s (it carries no date of publication). Read more →

Dr Tommy Dolan

Published 3rd November, 2025

Document of the Week: AIDS Poster (1987) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This week we spotlight an AIDS awareness poster from February 1987. Produced by the Department of Health and Social Security, the poster reflects the British government’s efforts to combat Read more →

Nishah Malik

Published 17th February, 2025

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Beige background with red and black lettering. There is a letter header to the Ministry of Information, stamped with a red SECRET stamp. Underneath it reads U.S. Secret Equals British Secret Confidential. Over the top of the image are various symbols depicting a code language.

Licensed to access Censorship: Policy and Practice During the Second World War

1914 1959

Coloured illustration of a British town being bombed. On the left a black and white soldier points to the sky.

Licensed to access Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989

1914 1989

Representatives from the Soviet Union, UK and US at the 1945 Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany.

Licensed to access Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944–1961

1944 1961

An image taken from within a trench. A soldier stands and looks directly at the camera, with other soldiers behind him.

Licensed to access Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914–1919

1914 1919