Free trial: British Online Archives

The British Online Archives (BOA) are granting temporary free access to six of their unique collections of primary historical sources until 30 May 2025, offering all our staff and students the opportunity to engage with the innovative BOA digital platform and the millions of primary sources that it hosts, spanning statistics and government reports covering colonial Africa and the West Indies, 20th century Britain and the Communist Bloc.

Until 30 June 2025, you can explore these collections for free:

• Colonial Africa in Official Statistics, 1821–1953
• Communisms and the Cold War, 1944–1986
• Kenya Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1907–1964
• London Life, 1965–1966
• Slavery, Exploitation, and Trade in the West Indies, 1759–1832
• The Sphere, 1900–1964