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Beyond this Day – 29 January 1838: Indian Indentured Trade and ‘The First Crossing’

Beyond this Day – 29 January 1838: Indian Indentured Trade and ‘The First Crossing’

by | 29 Jan 2020 | Guest Posts

Empires are defined by movement—whether of goods, ideas or peoples. Bringing sugar to the metropolitan plate has a long and complicated history, involving labour migration across continents, instances of plantation brutality, slavery, and other forms of unfree labour....
A Cultural History of Irish Identity on Display

A Cultural History of Irish Identity on Display

by shahmimaakhtar | 31 Jul 2019 | Guest Posts, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, RHS Work

Shahmima Akhtar joined the Royal Historical Society in July 2019 as Past and Present Fellow: Race, Ethnicity & Equality in History. Over the next two years Shahmima will work with the Royal Historical Society and the Institute for Historical Research to advance...
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