There is no doubt that moving into this new era of the monarchy has reopened the old wounds of slavery and colonialism. An apology from King Charles III could move the monarchy into a better era where it could have a more positive impact on the world, writes royal commentator Afua Hagan.
, on the monarchy’s involvement in slavery and its failure to acknowledge it or apologize for it. Newman has said that the Colston transfer to the king offered “clear evidence” of the monarchy’s central involvement in the slave trade, and the importance of slavery to the monarchy’s wealth.by avoiding commenting on the document itself, but by saying that it supported the research project that Newman is undertaking.
King Charles II invested in the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa, which was a business that traded in slaves and gave it the seal of approval with a Royal charter. In 1672, the company was dissolved, and King Charles II moved this patronage to the, which became the biggest trader in moving enslaved people from Africa to the Americas in the history of the transatlantic slave trade.
For a lot of people, this doesn’t go far enough. The discovery of yet more evidence that the Royal Family has links to slavery has meant that the calls for an apology over their involvement in it are louder than ever before. As we enter a new reign, that of King Charles III, this would be a great time for the new monarch to really tackle this issue that was glossed over during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
But an apology may not be enough – there have also been renewed calls for reparations. As slavery ended throughout the British Empire in the 19th century, the British government approved the payment of £20 million – but nothing was paid to the African people that were enslaved.
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