The role of the British monarchy in upholding the transatlantic slave trade, and slowing its abolition, is complex and contentious. Professor Suzanne Schwarz has studied what the royal family in the 18th and 19th centuries thought about the slave trade, and spoke to David Musgrove about the topic for the HistoryExtra podcast.
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Concluding his tour of places around the world named after Croydon, DAVID MORGAN takes a look at a former plantation in Jamaica and its links to a famous slave uprising One of the popular destinations for tourists today in Jamaica is the Croydon Estate. A two-hour drive from Montego Bay up into the…
The transaatlantic slave trade was exceptionally egregious. It was exploitative, cruel, inhumane, and racist. Slavery has been practised within various cultures from time immemorial. Many people will be surprised to learn that it still exists today.
The fight against slavery started with the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. In 1671, their founder, George Fox, strongly told the members of his society in Barbados to set the enslaved Africans free. By 1774, any Friends who were.