Britain's Slave Traders

<p>How did a risky 16th-century venture evolve into a national enterprise that fuelled the rise of the British Empire? How did a vast network of royalty, politicians, cultural figures, and ordinary citizens finance human exploitation to expand British wealth and naval power?</p><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor William Pettigrew to trace the nation&#39;s deep entanglement with the transatlantic slave trade and explore why its legacy was systematically obscured.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>How Protestants Justified Slavery</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1564113869?i=1000776098634&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=pf-episode-1564113869" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bmluLj5jy4Ed41Sn61HDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>British Barbary Slaves</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1564113869?i=1000718299530&itscg=30200&ls=1&mttnsubad=6442463604&at=1000l3ctA&itsct=podfollow_podcasts&ct=pf-episode-1564113869" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Cby6BJgMXazMeW9IPtBeQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week plus ad-free podcasts, PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.</strong> </p>

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