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A document titled Women-Ridden England in large black serif text. There is a line drawn illustration of a group of women dressed in the same hat and outfit.

Document of the Week: “Woman-Ridden England”, 1928

Chloe Haney
Published 21st April, 2025 3 min read
Cursive writing that says Happy Easter set against a striped background.

Easter 2025

British Online Archives
Published 20th April, 2025 1 min read
A yellow background with clouds. Three crosses emerge from the clouds. It says Good Friday in dark text.

Good Friday 2025

British Online Archives
Published 18th April, 2025 1 min read
An orange background with a man standing with a drum, and two women dancing.

Vaisakhi 2025

British Online Archives
Published 14th April, 2025 1 min read
A piece of aged paper with the title Sanitary Rhymes. There is a subheading printed more centrally, Personal Precautions Against Cholera, And All Kinds of Fever.

Document of the Week: Sanitary Rhymes by Alfred Power (1871)

Dr Tommy Dolan
Published 14th April, 2025 3 min read
A navy background with text that reads Happy Passover. Surrounding the text are symbols relating to Passover, including a menorah, glasses of wine, a dove, and the star of David.

Pesach (Passover) 2025

British Online Archives
Published 12th April, 2025 1 min read
The original cover image on The Great Gatsby, a painting by artist Francis Cugat, titled “Celestial Eyes.” It was painted in 1924, one year before the release of The Great Gatsby. It depicts two large eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth, all disembodied on a blue background.

100 Years Since F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was Published

Laura Wales
Published 10th April, 2025 6 min read
An extract from a TV guide, outlining Nai Zindagi - Naya Jeevan airing at 9am.

Document of the Week: BBC Programmes for Asian Immigrants in Britain (1970s)

Nishah Malik
Published 7th April, 2025 3 min read
A graphic with a gold ornamental moon, stars, flowers, and lanterns on green background. Above the moon, Eid-al Fitr is written.

Eid al-Fitr 2025

British Online Archives
Published 31st March, 2025 1 min read
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