The story of statistician Zachary Macaulay FRS and his role in the abolition of the slave trade.
73 months ago

2895 words. Not Made by Slaves: Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition by Bronwen Everill. Harvard, 318 pp., £31.95, September 2020, 978 0 674 24098
37 months ago

Two-hundred and fifty years since his birth, one of the men who fought to end slavery has been honoured with a memorial plaque in St George's Gardens in London.
73 months ago

A reflection on a heritage walk I organised (with historian Steve Martin) in Clapham Common on 21st August 2022 as part of the Mayor of London's 'London Unseen...
24 months ago

A celebration of the life and work of Srinivasa Ramanujan, on the centenary of his election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
74 months ago

THE EVILS of slavery were spotlighted recently as the 'Black Lives Matter' campaign gathered momentum, but the Helensburgh district has a…
53 months ago

Twenty-one-year old Zachery Lemmo of Middleboro admitted in court last week that he was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol when he struck the vehicle...
129 months ago

Macaulay was no Indologist. Nor he was an academician, noteworthy intellectual, for that matter. Yet, he managed to cause a lasting damage...
16 months ago

Thanks to the slave trade, Britain grew wealthy and powerful, so why after centuries of making money would the country turn against slavery?
121 months ago

Exhibit B presents thirteen living pictures, created with local African residents and asylum seekers. These “tableaux vivants” explore the dark history of...
123 months ago