Bank of England discovers it owned 599 slaves in Grenada in the 1770s - Daily Mail
4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Stewart Carr
by Stewart Carr
The Bank of England owned nearly 600 slaves when it acquired two plantations on the Caribbean island of Grenada in the 1770s, new research has revealed.
The Bank of England owned nearly 600 slaves when it acquired two plantations on the Caribbean island of Grenada in the 1770s, new research has revealed. The startling fact came to light in a study c… [+1863 chars]
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