An anti-slavery arch on a Gloucestershire street corner is gleaming once more after a £42,000 project to repair and restore ...

It is important not to forget the "atrocities the British Empire was involved in," a playwright has said ... Hall where she ...

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, ...

Azuka was inspired to write the play after a visit to Cardiff's Llanrumney Hall where she first learnt about Wales' connection to the Atlantic slave trade. Azuka Oforka grew up in London but moved ...

The British also used slavery to boost their position and advance their own interests. Trade became triangulated during the mid-1600s between the British Empire, its colonies, and foreign markets.

Katie: Throughout the series, we are looking at the key moments in the development of the British Empire. Datshiane: In this episode, we're going to look at the transatlantic slave trade ...

Rome’s interests in Egypt, Carthage, and Sicily were trade-driven: Even though Rome was surrounded by plantations, it was an ...

the British Empire proclaimed the abolition of the slave trade following the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833. On 1st February 1835, Mauritius was declared free of slavery. Planters ...