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Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

The life story of Mary Prince

A vital narrative of enslavement that boosted the abolitionist movement

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

Frances Burney’s mahogany desk: A symbol of slavery

Exploring histories of pain and exploitation in one English novelist’s writing desk

From our experts
From our experts

From avoiding the gallows, to leading a mutiny

What happened to convicts who were transported to penal colonies instead of being executed?

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Post-Medieval
Post-Medieval

Plate

1700-1800

Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings

Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset (engraving)

Tallis, John

1820-1855

Social History
Social History

Wine bottle

C. 1751-1770