How Britain's kings and queens powered the slave trade – video

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How Britain's kings and queens powered the slave trade – video

Enslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s slave trade. The kings and queens most heavily involved were those who ruled after the monarchy was restored in 1660. The Register of British Slave Traders is the most comprehensive research project into the investors in the …