Interviewed by Dominic Gibson

What role did slavery play in Late 18th century Britain?

What brought slavery back onto the political agenda?

Was there pushback to major reform in the colonies?

How did slavery effect the economic growth of Britain and is it a separate institution from industrialisation?

What new methods are historians using to look at the slave trade and slavery?

How did slavery influence social and cultural life during the period?

Where can you look for more information?