59. Francis Barber: Abolition, the Navy, and the Enlightenment
Francis Barber is established in Dr Johnson's household. He is his servant, but he is more than that. Their relationship is more akin to father-son, than master-servant. So how did this impact Dr John...
21 Jun 202352min
58. Dr Johnson's Black Heir
Dr Johnson is one of the most famous Brits to ever exist. A raucous, genius of a giant, he is remembered for writing the dictionary. Much less is known about his black servant and heir, Francis Barber...
20 Jun 202346min
57. Tacky's Revolt: An Atlantic Slave War
The stage is set. It's 1760 and the enslaved people of Jamaica are ready to rise up. It will begin with Tacky. William and Anita are again joined by Vincent Brown, Professor at Harvard and co-founder ...
15 Jun 202345min
56. Tacky's Revolt: Causes of the Rebellion
What was life like for enslaved people on the plantations? How did white people treat their slaves? What economic model did plantation owners operate on? William and Anita are joined this week Vincent...
13 Jun 202349min
55. The Fall of the Royal African Company
The Royal African Company has a monopoly on the trading of slaves, given directly by the Stuarts. But the Glorious Revolution sweeps in and they are deposed. How will The Company fare? And, more impor...
8 Jun 202347min
54. Royal African Company: Slavery Inc
The Royal African Company was at the heart of England's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. From its inception to the abolition of the trade, it was responsible for shipping more enslaved pe...
6 Jun 202340min
53. Barbary Corsairs: Raiding the British isles
Slave raids on the south coast of Britain. Islamic executioners from Exeter. North African pirates in the Mediterranean. The Barbary slave trade is quite extraordinary. Listen this week as William and...
30 Mai 202351min
52. The Slave who Ruled
Born in Ethiopia, 1548, Malik Ambar was taken from his people at the age of 12 and sold into slavery. First he was sold to an owner in Baghdad, where he converted to Islam, but he ended up in India, o...
23 Mai 202356min
