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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.

West Africa Magazine, 1917–2003

Featuring over 170,000 images, this comprehensive run of West Africa, spanning the years 1917 to 2003, offers remarkable insights into a period of huge transformation across Africa and the wider world....

Date:1917-2003
Contributor:Graphic Communications Group Ltd.
Identifier:9781851174065
An illustration of the Peterloo Massacre (1819). A group of people stand on a platform holding banners on the left. Beneath them officers on horseback wield swords, and several figures lie dead and injured on the floor. A large crowd features on the right.

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:1714-1832
Contributor:The National Archives (UK); Working Class Movement Library (UK)
Identifier:9781851173839
A black and white image of nurses wearing masks.

Pandemics, Society, and Public Health, 1517–1925

Charting the course and consequences of pandemics over five centuries, Pandemics, Society, and Public Health, 1517–1925, collates archival materials relating primarily to the history of the UK. The collection concentrates...

Date:1517-1925
Contributor:British Library; The National Archives (UK); University College London; The London Archives
Identifier:9781851173754
An illustration of a witches' sabbath. In the center of the image a demon sits on a chair. Several human figures surround the devil, dancing. On the left, a group sit at a table, eating a dismembered baby. On the right, a figure holds a baby over a cauldron.

Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920

The practice of witchcraft is centuries old, yet we continue to live in a world fascinated by the potential of magic. Witches have existed in many eras and in many...

Date:1400-1920
Contributor:The National Archives (UK); British Library; University College London; The Folklore Society
Identifier:9781851173976
Painting by artist Thomas Luny in 1788 of East India Company's Ships

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:1662-1808
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:9781851173808
Illustration of The View of Cape Town, Table Bay

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:1854-1910
Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173815
Coloured illustration of a British town being bombed. On the left a black and white soldier points to the sky.

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:1914-1989
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:9781851173822
Illustrated London News Cover for the special issue on the Festival of Britain

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:1842-2003
Contributor:Illustrated London News
Identifier:9781851173846