New research into the life of a Black child servant in an 18th century portrait reveals how he became a musician for the ...

On the coast of Lancashire, in the north-west of England, Blackpool looms large. Its Eiffel-esque tower can be seen from afar ...

The Brazilian slave-ship Henriqueta had no cause for alarm when it first spotted the British frigate Sybille early on September ... With her rigging shredded and her sails in tatters, she was ...

After many voyages bringing captives from Africa to the New World, the Henriqueta was captured and made part of an antislavery squadron.

First launched in 1931, the immaculately kept ship was modelled after late 18th century style cannon ships ... or hoisting all 26 sails. “Everything is about details, every detail in this ...