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Over 5,000,000 records covering 1000 years of world history: from politics & warfare, to slavery & revolutionYour gateway to a world of knowledge in the social sciences and humanities. Collections designed to inspire, enrich, and empower.
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British Online Archives is one of the United Kingdom’s leading academic publishers.
Our goal is to provide students and researchers in the humanities and social sciences with access to unique collections of primary source documents.
To this end, our website hosts over 5 million records drawn from both private and public archives. These records are organised thematically, covering 1,000 years of world history, from politics and warfare to slavery and medicine.
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