The UK abolished the slave trade more than 200 years ago. But the wealth it created still shapes the country today. A <a href="https://britishslavetraders.org/">new database</a> reveals the businesses, families and monarchs enriched by slavery. And it’s forcing a reckoning in the UK that's long overdue.

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The UK abolished the slave trade more than 200 years ago. But the wealth it created still shapes the country today. A new database reveals the businesses, families and monarchs enriched by slavery. And it’s forcing a reckoning in the UK that's long overdue.

The UK abolished the slave trade more than 200 years ago. But the wealth it created still shapes the country today. A <a href="https://britishslavetraders.org/">new database</a> reveals the businesses, families and monarchs enriched by slavery. And it’s forcing a reckoning in the UK that's long overdue.

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The forgotten history of Britain's slave trade

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