Britain was one of the largest participants, with British ships transporting approximately 3.26 million people. Earlier British monarchs were directly involved in enterprises connected to the trade.

*BADENOCH BELIEVES THAT THE BRITISH EMPIRE WAS OVERALL A FORCE FOR GOOD*

The following figures document the scale of this history: where people were taken from, where they were transported, which nations were involved, and when the trade finally ended.

*No wonder they did not teach this at school*

1. THE SCALE OF THE TRADE

Period covered: 1501–1866 — approximately 365 years.

Africans forced aboard slave ships: 12.52 million.

Survived the Atlantic crossing: Approximately 10.7 million.

Estimated deaths during the crossing: Approximately 1.8 million.

Estimated voyages transporting enslaved Africans: Around 41,000.

Largest period: 1701–1800, with approximately 6.49 million people embarked.

2. WHERE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN FROM

Historical African embarkation regions, with approximate modern-day locations.

West Central Africa: 5.69 million — Angola and Congo region.

Bight of Benin: 2.00 million — Benin, Togo and western Nigeria.

Bight of Biafra: 1.59 million — eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.

Gold Coast: 1.21 million — principally Ghana.

Senegambia and Atlantic islands: 756,000 — Senegal and Gambia region.

Southeast Africa and Indian Ocean islands: 543,000 — Mozambique, Madagascar and neighbouring areas.

Sierra Leone region: 389,000.

Windward Coast: 337,000 — principally Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire.

3. WHICH NATIONS OPERATED THE TRADING SHIPS

Estimated people embarked, grouped by historical national carriers.

Portugal and Brazil: 5.85 million.

*Great Britain: 3.26 million*

France: 1.38 million.

Spain and Uruguay: 1.06 million.

Netherlands: 554,000.

United States: 305,000.

Denmark and Baltic carriers: 111,000.

4. BRITAIN'S INVOLVEMENT

1555: First recorded English voyage bringing enslaved Africans into England.

1660: Company of Royal Adventurers established with involvement from Charles II and his brother James.

1672: Royal African Company established.

1689: William III received £1,000 in Royal African Company shares from Edward Colston.

1700s: Liverpool, London and Bristol became major British slave-trading ports.

*£20 million: Compensation allocated to 'slave owners' following abolition, 'not to the people who had been enslaved*

*Badenoch accused the prime minister of not “thinking about the repercussions of his actions”, warning he risks putting “pressure” on the King during his visit. It encourages many of those countries to think that we’re looking weaker than we are,” she said. Not another person going in to start apologising. “We’ve had enough of apologising. It’s time for us to move on.”

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SOURCES

Slave Voyages — Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database

The National Archives — British Transatlantic Slave Trade Records

Historic England — Britain and the Slave Trade; Black Lives in England

English Heritage — Black Lives in Britain

National Endowment for the Humanities — Transatlantic Slave Trade Database

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