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Prof William Pettigrew

Prof William Pettigrew

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Prof William Pettigrew is a leading historian and investigator of the Register of British Slave Traders, which documents the extensive involvement of the British monarchy in the transatlantic slave trade and the royal family's role in supporting slavery.

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Prof William Pettigrew is the lead historian of the Register of British Slave Traders.

What is the Register of British Slave Traders and who does it identify? | UK news
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-14
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Prof William Pettigrew said these royal enslaving companies were crucial to the kings of the Stuart dynasty.

The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade | Slavery
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