Description When colonial Slavery was abolished in 1833 the British government paid 20 million to slave-owners as compensation: the enslaved received nothing.
Moving away from the historiographical tradition of isolated case s.
Drawing on the records of the Commissioners of Slave Compensation, which represent a complete census of slave-ownership, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the extent and importance of absentee Slave-Ownership and its impact on British society.
Description When colonial Slavery was abolished in 1833 the British government paid 20 million to slave-owners as compensation: the enslaved received nothing