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Britain’s monarchy backed slavery from day one

Letters: Jordan Andrews on Charles II’s backing for the Royal African Company. Plus, Robert Godsill on Oliver Cromwell’s leading role in slavery

The Guardian - UK

Women in Philippines used as Japanese sex slaves demand justice

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to ‘make a difference’ for now-elderly women after landmark UN decision.

Al Jazeera

Justin Welby defends £100m fund to address C of E’s past links to slavery

In Easter sermon, archbishop of Canterbury says money was not set aside because of ‘postcolonial guilt’

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King Charles urged to ‘take some responsibility’ for royal slavery links

Historical expert welcomes support for research but calls on monarch to acknowledge what happened

The Guardian - UK

Those who tore down Colston’s statue helped lead us to the truth about slavery and the monarchy

BLM protesters in Bristol were accused, in 2020, of ‘erasing history’. Now we know they have flooded it with light, says law lecturer Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK

King Charles shows support for investigation into royal family’s ties to slavery

King Charles III on Thursday said he backed an investigation into the British royal family’s ties to slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries — an issue he takes “profoundly seriously,” according to a Buckingham Palace spokesperson.

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King Charles III backs research into British monarchy's links to slavery

Buckingham Palace releases a statement saying the King backs an investigation into ties to the slave trade, the first time a British monarch has signalled support for such research.

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King Charles III supports probe into monarchy's slave ties

King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy’s ties to slavery

The Independent UK

King backs research into monarchy’s links to slavery but doesn't apologise

CHARLES expressed his support for the first time for research into the historical links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave…

The National (Scotland)

Dark history of William and Kate's home - as King promises to help investigation

The Royal Family has, for the first time, welcomed research into the historical links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade

Daily Mirror

King Charles backs research into monarchy's slave links

King Charles has given his support to research that will examine the British monarchy's links to slavery, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, after a newspaper report said a document showed a historical connection with a transatlantic slave trader.

Reuters

King Charles backs research into monarchy’s links to slavery

King Charles has expressed his support for research into the historical links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade.

The New Daily

King backs research into British monarchy’s links to slavery for first time

The royal household will offer a historian access to the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives as part of the independent academic project.

Evening Standard

King Charles supports research into royal family’s ties to slavery in unprecedented move

Buckingham Palace says it will provide researchers full access to the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives

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The Guardian - UK

The Colston connection: how Prince William’s Kensington Palace home is linked to slavery

Palace was residence of William III, who was given shares in slave-transport company, and successive monarchs involved in trade

The Guardian - UK

King Charles signals first explicit support for research into monarchy’s slavery ties

Buckingham Palace makes public statement after Guardian presents evidence of royals’ long history of involvement in transatlantic trade

The Guardian - UK

The British kings and queens who supported and profited from slavery

From Elizabeth I to William IV, over a period of 270 years monarchs had links to the slave trade

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s slavery story is not confined to the past

Letters: Tony Boobier, Julie Grier, Robert Hercliffe, Austen Lynch and Greg Marsden reflect on the Guardian’s Cotton Capital series of articles

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The Guardian - UK

‘A necessary step forward’: readers on the Guardian’s Cotton Capital series

Your reactions to the project investigating the Guardian founders’ links to slavery and the impact of the slave trade

Liverpool Echo

Artist's latest work helps link museum with city's waterfront

The sculpture is part of the International Slavery Museum's Waterfront Transformation Project

The Guardian - UK

As a black Mancunian I was taught about Liverpool’s slavery past, not Manchester’s – that has to change

I’ve always been proud of my home city. To keep that alive I need to know Manchester’s full history, not its redacted one, says writer Natalie Morris

Manchester Evening News

When Passover 2023 starts, how long is it and how to wish someone Happy Passover

Preparations for the Pesach are already under way - what happens at Passover and how do you wish someone a Happy Passover?

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s everything you need to know as Passover starts this week

As one of the most widely observed holidays in the Jewish tradition, Passover commemorates the liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt.

The Guardian - UK

Like the Guardian, Manchester is reckoning with its historical links to slavery

In 1862, the city’s cotton workers took a stand against slavery, but some voices were more ambivalent, says Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Cotton Capital: how slavery made Manchester the world’s first industrial city

A visual exploration of historical Manchester’s rapid growth into a ‘shock city’ – and how slavery was key to the emergence of Cottonopolis

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