St John’s Scottish Episcopal Church Edinburgh Princes St, is the latest to be connected to its association with the Legacy of Slavery Money.
St John’s Scottish Episcopal Church Edinburgh Princes St, Scotland’s Slavery Legacy
When Orkney was Bartered for the Treaty of Union
Many readers will be aware of how Orkney came to be annexed to Scotland in 1472 as part of an unpaid debt – the dowry arrangement of 1468 between the Norwegian King Christian I and James III King of Scots. Much less is known or understood about how Orkney became part of the bargaining process for supporting the Treaty of Union in 1707 between Scotland and England.
Did Henry Dundas delay the abolition of slavery for financial gain?
Dundas was President of the Board of Control over the East India Company from 1793-1801.
