Hibbert and Beckford produced pamphlets explaining why the slave trade was necessary. They argued that the economy of the British Empire was reliant on the slave trade and that it would collapse ...

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.

"Not many people these days know that the British Empire was the driving ... the 'Slave Trade Act 1807,' banning the slave trade across the empire, and the 'Slavery Abolition Act 1833,' which ...

We can all agree on the moral, physical and personal wrongs of slavery and wish that it had never occurred, whether in the British empire or anywhere ... navigation, trade, cultural and ...

In 2007, to commemorate the British bicentenary of the abolition of ... We can contribute a unique angle to the dialogue on the transatlantic slave trade. We were founded within the context of empire, ...

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 ...

Britain’s oldest anti-slavery memorial, built in 1834 to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, has been ...

Although slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1834 ... reflecting the enduring impact of the transatlantic slave trade. Bajan Creole, a regional English variant, is widely spoken ...

The Ashanti Empire founded in 1670 occupied what is ... When it was not only about the slave trade, but about gold, power and the immense wealth of Africa. Watch the full documentary on BBC ...