May 6, 2025, by uazawm

On trial: India under Colonial Rule, 1752-1933

We are pleased to announce trial access to India under Colonial Rule, 1752-1933 from British Online Archives.

Power and Preachers comprises 6 diverse primary source collections which detail the political, economic, and spiritual realities of British colonial rule in India. The featured collections include records from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, from the establishment of the East India Company and the India Act to the emergence of Gandhi and the independence movement. Drawn from a diverse range of sources, the materials show the Raj through the eyes of commercial, military, and bureaucratic elites, as well as missionaries, labourers, and Indians themselves.

This series therefore provides students and researchers with a nuanced synopsis of British colonialism in India and India’s role in shaping modern Britain.

Dates Covered

1752-1933

Contributors

• Bodleian Library
• India Office Library (c/o British Library)
• National Library of Scotland
• National Library of Wales
• People’s History Museum

The trial runs until 31st May 2025

Do let us know what you think. Please send your feedback to the Libraries Collections team: collections@nottingham.ac.uk

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