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Radicalism and Popular Protest in Georgian Britain, c. 1714–1832
Great Britain was transformed in the Georgian period, which began with the accession of King George I in 1714. Against a backdrop of immense social and cultural change, political radicalism was...
Date:1714-1832Contributor:The National Archives (UK); Working Class Movement Library (UK)
Identifier:9781851173839
The Illustrated London News, 1842–2003
Containing over 250,000 images, this fascinating and visually stunning collection brings together the extensive back catalogue of one of the most influential and successful publications in the history of British print media:...
Date:1842-2003Contributor:Illustrated London News
Identifier:9781851173846
Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989
One of the defining characteristics of total war is the erosion of the distinction between the home front and the frontline. During the twentieth century, when total war reached its...
Date:1914-1989Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:9781851173822
British Colonial Rule in the Cape of Good Hope and Basutoland, 1854–1910
Containing over 140,000 images, British Colonial Rule in the Cape of Good Hope and Basutoland, 1854–1910, charts over 50 years of British colonial rule in southern Africa. Settled by the Dutch...
Date:1854-1910Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173815
British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662–1809
Containing over 47,000 images drawn from files at The National Archives (UK), British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662–1809 charts nearly 150 years of British trade and shipping in remarkable detail. Throughout...
Date:1662-1808Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:9781851173808
American Women's Club Magazine, 1925–1936
Founded in May 1899 as the Society of American Women in London, the American Women’s Club (AWC)—as it became known in 1916—was an organisation for female expats from America. In...
Date:1925-1936Contributor:American Women's Club
Identifier:9781851173792
Building a New Germany: Denazification and Political Re-education, 1944–1948
As the Second World War entered its final year, and the Allied victory looked secure, a growing number of British officials began to consider the future. Alongside their Allied counterparts,...
Date:1944-1948Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:9781851173778
Censorship: Policy and Practice During the Second World War
Censorship: Practice and Policy during the Second World War explores British postal and telegraph censorship throughout a pivotal era of modern history. The collection contains over 17,000 images drawn from Ministry...
Date:1914-1959Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:9781851173761