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Britain’s Slave Traders by William A Pettigrew review – the inconvenient truth

This revelatory history shows just how deeply embedded slavery is in the foundations of modern Britain

The Guardian - UK

Our understanding of the slave trade is still evolving

Letters: Readers respond to William Pettigrew’s article about the lasting significance of the slave trade to Britain’s politics, economy, institutions and culture

The Guardian - UK

Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate

Register of British Slave Traders shows clergymen financed company that trafficked enslaved Africans on hundreds of voyages

The Guardian - UK

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The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade

The Guardian - UK

Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

Exclusive: New research identifies thousands who profited from trafficking enslaved Africans and traces some financial links to institutions still operating today

The Guardian - UK

What is the Register of British Slave Traders and whom does it identify?

Three years of research has uncovered 13,000 people who invested in Britain’s trafficking of enslaved Africans

The Guardian - UK

Daughter stole thousands from dementia-stricken dad leaving his bank account empty

Mum-of-three Linzi Pettigrew, from Winchburgh, was caught after she lied to her uncle Robin Pettigrew about using some of the cash to fill her dad’s fridge with food and he found it empty

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Woman jailed for stealing £7000 from dementia-stricken father

The mum-of-three said she had been buying food but her father's fridge was empty

Daily Record

West Lothian mum-of-three jailed after uncle catches her stealing from her dad

Linzi Pettigrew was caught after she lied to her uncle Robin Pettigrew about using some of the cash to fill her dad’s fridge with food.

Edinburgh Live

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

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