• Parliament and the slave trade – The Interregnum years

  • Apr 4 2025
  • Length: 35 mins
  • Podcast

Parliament and the slave trade – The Interregnum years

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  • While terms such as “slavery” and “liberty”, frequently occur in parliamentarian rhetoric, particularly when damning their enemies, ever-increasing numbers of West African people were actually being transported across the ocean to colonies in the Caribbean. According to distinguished parliamentary historian, Dr Stephen Roberts, it was during the Interregnum that the foundations of Britain’s leading role ... Read more
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