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245 14 a| The crown's silence :b| the hidden history of the British monarchy and slavery in the Americas /c| Brooke N. Newman.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Mariner Books,c| [2026];

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520 a| Historian Brooke Newman examines the historical relationship between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade, tracing royal involvement from the reign of Elizabeth I through later centuries. The book explores how members of the royal family invested in and benefited from systems of colonial slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean. Drawing on historical records and archival research, Newman analyzes the monarchy's economic and political connections to the development of Britain's slave empire and the broader Atlantic slave trade. The work also considers the lasting social and economic consequences of these systems, placing the experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants within the broader narrative of British imperial history.;

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The crown's silence : the hidden history of the British monarchy and slavery in the Americas / Brooke N. Newman.

Author/creator	Newman, Brooke N. author.
Other author	Mariner Books, publisher.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Mariner Books, [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	xviii, 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Slavery--History. Transatlantic slave trade--History. Monarchy--Economic aspects. --Great Britain. Great Britain--Colonies. --Economic conditions. Great Britain--Kings and rulers.

Contents	Prologue: I see and keep silent -- Part I: Origins. The first royal slave trader -- Under the Queen's command -- The world of 1619 -- Tobacco and gold -- Opportunistic enslavers -- Royal adventures -- Part II: Expansion. The Royal African Company -- Royal commodities -- Slavery and the glorious revolution -- The promise of vast riches -- The crown and the asiento -- The King's slaves -- Part III: Rupture. Britain's slave empire -- Atlantic revolutions -- Abolition and the sons of Africa -- A royal defense -- Part IV: Silences. The African institution -- A very precarious tenure -- They would be free -- Free subjects of the crown. Epilogue: Sorrow and regret.
Abstract	Historian Brooke Newman examines the historical relationship between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade, tracing royal involvement from the reign of Elizabeth I through later centuries. The book explores how members of the royal family invested in and benefited from systems of colonial slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean. Drawing on historical records and archival research, Newman analyzes the monarchy's economic and political connections to the development of Britain's slave empire and the broader Atlantic slave trade. The work also considers the lasting social and economic consequences of these systems, placing the experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants within the broader narrative of British imperial history.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-426) and index.
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Documents d'information.
ISBN	9780063290976
ISBN	0063290979 (hardcover)

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