Britain's Slave Traders

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?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor William Pettigrew to trace the nation's deep entanglement with the transatlantic slave trade and explore why its legacy was systematically obscured. MOREHow Protestants Justified Slavery<a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1564113869?i=1…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/5bmluLj5jy4Ed41Sn61HD…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a> British Barbary Slaves<a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1564113869?i=1…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/1Cby6BJgMXazMeW9IPtBe…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a> 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.All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcastHistory Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ 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 <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&…;

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