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BOA Purchasing Scheme

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20 Collections
481 Volumes
28,156 Documents
1,900,041 Pages

Introduction

At British Online Archives, we take great pride in our innovative digital platform and the extensive range of unique primary source collections that it hosts. We are also committed to ensuring that our collections remain accessible and affordable. 

We have therefore instituted our annual Purchasing Scheme. The mechanics of this are simple—for a limited period, we are offering a 20% discount on 20 of our outstanding primary source collections

The scheme also allows for further discounts. Again, the concept is simple—the more collections that are purchased, the greater the potential discount that we can offer! We would also like to highlight that every collection on the scheme is available as a one-off perpetual purchase.

Our talented content and editorial teams have put much thought and time into compiling the selection of collections available on this year’s scheme, ensuring that they explore a wide range of historical events, trends, and themes. To showcase the collections on the scheme, we have compiled a brochure. This provides succinct overviews of each collection. 

For 2026, the scheme runs until 31 July.

If you’d like to learn more about, or take advantage of, the BOA Purchasing Scheme, or wish to request a free 30-day institutional trial of any of our collections, please contact us at sales@britishonlinearchives.com.

Collections

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Coloured illustration of a British town being bombed. On the left a black and white soldier points to the sky.

Licensed to access Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989

Contributor The National Archives (UK) Contents 3 Volumes, 667 Documents (109,709 Pages)
The National Archives (UK) logo
Illustration of The View of Cape Town, Table Bay

Licensed to access British Colonial Rule in the Cape of Good Hope and Basutoland, 1854–1910

Contributor British Foreign & Commonwealth Office Contents 56 Volumes, 5812 Documents (146,271 Pages)
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Colour poster by William Little issued in 1941 showing two groups of armed marching soldiers, one from each of the countries allied to fight Germany, Japan, and Italy, facing a giant V for victory composed of the flags of each of the countries allied in the fight.

Licensed to access British Government Information and Propaganda, 1939–2009

Contributor British Library Contents 7 Volumes, 1566 Documents (27,856 Pages)
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Painting by artist Thomas Luny in 1788 of East India Company's Ships

Licensed to access British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662–1809

Contributor The National Archives (UK) Contents 4 Volumes, 146 Documents (47,662 Pages)
The National Archives (UK) logo
A black and white image of POWs at a re-education camp.

Licensed to access Building a New Germany: Denazification and Political Re-education, 1944–1948

Contributor The National Archives (UK) Contents 1 Volumes, 46 Documents (3,701 Pages)
The National Archives (UK) logo
Beige background with red and black lettering. There is a letter header to the Ministry of Information, stamped with a red SECRET stamp. Underneath it reads U.S. Secret Equals British Secret Confidential. Over the top of the image are various symbols depicting a code language.

Licensed to access Censorship: Policy and Practice During the Second World War

Contributor The National Archives (UK) Contents 1 Volumes, 96 Documents (17,397 Pages)
The National Archives (UK) logo
A close-up photograph of four bound blue books.

Licensed to access Colonial Africa in Official Statistics, 1821–1953

Contributor British Foreign & Commonwealth Office Contents 13 Volumes, 779 Documents (144,705 Pages)
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office logo
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman monument, Moscow, modern-day Russia

Licensed to access Communisms and the Cold War, 1944–1986

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 10 Volumes, 178 Documents (14,393 Pages)
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Licensed to access BOA Purchasing Scheme Brochure

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