In Britain a powerful abolition movement inspired by ... They hoped that this would lead to the gradual end of all slavery across the British Empire. Between 1675 and 1797 there were hundreds ...

Scotland's History Land and Votes Slavery is abolished across the Empire The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

"Not many people these days know that the British Empire was the ... the 'Slave Trade Act 1807,' banning the slave trade ...

Slavery has existed in the world for several millennia. Before the development of technology to perform tedious tasks, slave ...

Photo courtesy of FT The Galle Literary Festival took place in the heart of Galle’s fort, inviting diverse voices in poetry ...

A museum spokeswoman said the painting, set against the backdrop of a Caribbean sugar plantation, was based on a design commissioned by the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade on 5 July ...

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - British maritime services firm ... from our founding in 1760 until the UK's Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, we played an important role supporting a maritime system ...