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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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Licensed to access British Foreign Office Confidential Print and International Organisations, 1923–1969 Coming Soon

1923   1969

Licensed to access The Slave Trade, c. 1830-1893: British Foreign Office Confidential Print Coming Soon

1830   1893
A map of Greater Germany, 1943, overlayed with text reading Confidential Treatment, by the German Government of American and British Prisoners of War, Europe, 1939-1945.

Licensed to access Germany, 1920–1969: British Foreign Office Confidential Print Coming Soon

1920   1969
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A composite image of several pages from editions of the West Africa magazine. A title reading West Africa A Weekly Newspaper appears in the top left.

Licensed to access West Africa Magazine, 1917–2003 Coming Soon

1917   2003
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