The British Empire and its effect on Plymouth


Brooke's Slave Ship


What has become known as the most widely used image to illustrate the horrors of the Slave Trade is this Brooke's Slave Ship. It was first published in Plymouth in 1788.


Empire in Your Backyard: Plymouth Article


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