Britain’s role in the history of slavery is long and complex. After decades of abolitionist campaigning, the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807 ended Britain’s involvement in the…

Explore five centuries of English witchcraft and magic with records from leading archives, tracing trials, folklore, belief, and cultural change.

Comprising over 55,000 images sourced from The National Archives (UK), this collection surveys Foreign Office material relating to Germany and its nearest neighbours. The collection contains a wide…

The Strand Magazine was one of the most influential and popular illustrated monthly periodicals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded by George Newnes in 1890, the first issue…

Comprising over 55,000 images sourced from The National Archives (UK), this collection surveys Foreign Office material relating to Germany and its nearest neighbours. The collection contains a wide…

At British Online Archives, we take great pride in our...

Britain’s role in the history of slavery is long and complex. After decades of abolitionist campaigning, the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807 ended Britain’s involvement in the…

British Online Archives offers scholars and academics the primary sources to advance their research within the humanities and social sciences.

At British Online Archives, we take great pride in our...

Explore the West Africa Magazine archive (1917–2003) with news, politics & culture documenting colonial rule to independence across West Africa.

With a reputation as both a visionary prophet and a devilish witch, the legendary Mother Shipton offers a clear example of the slippery boundaries between the early modern prophet and witch.

Historical material is often perceived as static records of the past—sources that offer only a glimpse of history. However, this view is limited. In reality, historical documents are dynamic and…