William Pettigrew
United KingdomhistorianMale6.8Global Dominance: 0.01%William Pettigrew is a historian and professor at King’s College London, known for his research on Britain's transatlantic slave trade and for leading the project that resulted in the comprehensive Register of British Slave Traders, which documents over 10,500 individuals involved in the slave trade.
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Prof William Pettigrew, who led the project, said the register showed a 'truly national picture'.
Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate | AnglicanismUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-16
Prof William Pettigrew, the lead historian of the register, said: 'This platform of support for the Duke of York became the Tory party.'
How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners | SlaveryUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-15
Prof William Pettigrew, who led the project, said the register had established connections with roughly 900 organisations.
The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade | SlaveryUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-14
Prof William Pettigrew of King’s College London led the project documenting Britain's slave-trading past.
Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past | SlaveryUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-14
