With exclusive access to new research, David Olusoga reveals the most comprehensive picture yet of the British slave traders who trafficked three million Africans into slavery.
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Episode 1
David Olusoga reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.
Episode 2
With exclusive access to new research, David Olusoga reveals how thousands more people became slave traders and how their profits were invested in Britain’s towns and industries.
David Olusoga
Self - Presenter
Michael Bennett
Self - Expert
Jerry Brotton
Lila O'Leary Chambers
William Pettigrew
Nick Radburn
Edmond Smith
Kimberley Thomas
Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 970 x 90
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