A memorial to the Royal Navy's slave trade busters the West Africa Squadron will help to address the 'distortion' of Britain's past, top historian says

A long-overdue memorial to the Royal Navy's contribution to ending the slave trade will help to tackle the 'distortion' of Britain's past, a leading Cambridge historian says.

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