Documents relating to the colonial, economic, and maritime expansion of British naval and trade globally over 150 years. Sources include materials on the East India Company, trade routes and networks, imports and exports of spices, fur, meat, sugar, textiles, tobacco and other products. Ship registers provide details on crew, vessels and shipping routes throughout the “long Eighteenth Century”. Documents are image scans with no transcription.
Transcripts of historical BBC radio news bulletins that provide an overview of unfolding domestic and global news events. News stories, across six daily broadcasts, show revisions and annotations throughout the day to reflect the latest breaking news developments, changes in reporting tone, and emphasis of a story, shedding light on the inner workings of newsrooms and the process of news dissemination. Date range: 1937 - 1955
Sources illustrate the colony’s development into a key commercial centre, exporting local resources including diamonds, gold, cotton, ostrich feathers, and wine. This collection features administrative documents, annual and legislative reports, proclamations, correspondence with local rulers, and accounts of rebellions. It also provides glimpses into African cultures and societies, and local resistance to colonialism. Documents are image scans with no transcriptions.
Correspondence from the British legation and consulates in the cities of imperial and republican China, documenting Sino-British relations and aspects of Chinese history from 1830 to 1939. Sources cover politics, diplomacy, international relations, trade and the economy, military conflict, public health, missionaries, migration, war and revolution. Scanned documents with transcriptions.
Discover the shifting and expanding theatre world of the nineteenth century. Featuring material such as prompt books, programmes, company records, photographs and playbills, scrapbooks, illustrations and more from archival collections in the UK, USA and Australia. Explore the multi-faceted nature of the nineteenth-century theatre industry, the lives and careers of well-known actors and actresses and the production, performance and reception of popular plays of the time.
Digitised versions of 141 volumes of Queen Victoria’s private diaries, written between 1832-1837. Entries are transcribed (Choose Full-text option a document to view).
