BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM
Slavery & the Bank
Explore the Bank of England Museum exhibition ‘Slavery & the Bank of England’.
The exhibition traces the connections between the history of the Bank of England, the business of the City of London at large and transatlantic slavery.
You can find the exhibition in the Rotunda at the back of the museum. When you enter the space, take left to start the tour and look f...
15 mins
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Introduction
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2:34
Portraits of Governors and Directors
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1:24
A Taste for Sugar
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1:46
Abolition
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1:42
Humphry Morice
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1:45
Financing Slavery
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2:22
After Abolition
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1:59
Regional Ties
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2:19
The Bank’s Forgotten Plantations
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1:34
Reminders of Slavery
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1:53
Conclusion and Reflection
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0:35
Credits
All images are copyright of Bank of England unless stated otherwise.