In this podcast, Professor William Pettigrew of Lancaster University, discusses the origins of the British Slave Trade in the 1560s, the impact of the English Civil War, Cromwell and the Restoration, and looks at slavery's role in the development of the British economy, empire and domestic politics.

1. What were the origins of the British Slave Trade? When did it begin?
2. How does the British Slave trade change in the 17th century?
3. What sources do we have?
4. How are historians able to put together the life experience of the enslaved?
5. What is the impact on the British economy and the development of the British Empire?
6. What influence does the trade have in British domestic politics?
7. What influence does it have on international relations?
8. At what point do we start to see criticism of the trade (Europe/Britain/North America)?
9. Do we see any criticism during the English Civil War?
10. What should students be thinking about when engaging with this history?
11. Why has the history become so important to current generations around the world?

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