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Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

The Guardian UK · 14 September 2026 at 06:00

Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

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Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

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