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Wed, 24 June
28. Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery
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What really paid for the ballgowns, portraits and country estates of Georgian Britain? Historian Miranda Kaufmann peels back the polished veneer of Britain’s heiresses to revealthe fortunes forged in Caribbean slavery. Beneath the elegance of marriage markets andinheritance battles lies a darker story of exploitation, empire and human resilience. Throughthe lives of powerful women, and the enslaved people whose labour underpinned theirwealth, Kaufmann uncovers a tangled web of scandal, ambition and survival stretching fromsugar plantations to stately homes. A gripping, necessary exploration of Britain’s imperialpast and its enduring legacy.
