King Charles backs research probing monarchy’s ties to slavery
The issue of the British Empire’s slavery links and calls for possible reparations from the monarchy has been growing in the Caribbean.
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Cost of the crown: what we know so far about British royals’ wealth and finances
Read a summary of our findings about the personal enrichment of the royal family and origins of some of their wealth Continue reading…
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 tradeAn imposing bronze statue stands tall on the manicured lawns at Kensington Palace, a formidable tribute to William III, who b…
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 tradeKing Charles has for the first time signalled his support for research into the British monarchy’s historical links w…
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 tradeKing Charles III and Prince William have expressed “profound sorrow” at the atrocities of slavery, but neither has publicly accepted the crown’s central rol…
Benin bronzes made from brass mined in west Germany, study finds
Metal used for west African artworks was acquired from manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the slave tradeScientists have discovered that some of the Benin bronzes were made with brass mined thousands of miles away in the German Rhineland.The Edo p…
Andy Burnham: ‘We must do more to reveal Manchester’s part in slave trade’
Greater Manchester mayor writes in Guardian in response to disclosures in newspaper’s Cotton Capital projectLike the Guardian, Manchester is reckoning with its historical links to slaveryAndy Burnham has said more needs to be done to tell the story of …
Only surviving fragment of ‘slave’ cloth found in Derbyshire record office
Exclusive: 240-year-old scrap of indigo woollen cloth identified as fabric made in Yorkshire to clothe millions of enslaved peopleIt is a scrap of indigo woollen cloth that is slightly moth-eaten and so tiny that few would give it a second glance, but …
UK government and royals called on to investigate slavery links after Guardian apology
UN experts lead calls for public and private bodies to take steps toward restorative justiceUN experts are leading calls for the British government and royal family to investigate their historical links to transatlantic slavery and take steps toward re…
Wednesday briefing: The real origins of the money that helped found the Guardian
In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s owner has apologised for the newspaper’s historic links to the trade of enslaved people – this is whySign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. The story of the Manchester Guardian began in 1…