In new book 'The Jew Who Would Be King,' historian Adam Rovner tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, who survived a shipwreck ...

Historian David Olusoga investigates how British slave owners fought for compensation as the government moved towards abolishing slavery within the Empire in 1832. He outlines how abolitionists ...

The Ashanti Empire founded in 1670 occupied what is now ... When it was not only about the slave trade, but about gold, power and the immense wealth of Africa. Watch the full documentary on ...

How so many thousands grew rich on the proceeds of slave labour, and how this money laid the foundations for the British Empire and Britain's modern economy.' DAVID OLUSOGA:Just beneath is another ...