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The next piece of research and conference for EH would be to find out which British castles, mansions, etc were built from the wealth earned by those who invested and had businesses in British India, where Indian slaves and those of low caste often worked to death to make millions for the rich there and the investors Britain. We seldom hear of the names of such rich people, whereas we hear of the Beckfords, et al. Compared with the proportionately small number of Africans who were forcibly taken to India mainly by the Arabs, the local Indian slaves numbered over 10 million. Arthur Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:52:06 +0100 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Conference 21st Nov To: [log in to unmask] Dear Marika, I attach below a full list of the speakers and their paper titles. I hope the conference will provide a forum to discuss the whole range of linkages between slavery and the British country house including the income estates acquired from slave-generated wealth in all its forms, the slavery-related aesthetics in the design of country houses and their grounds, involvement in abolition debates on either side of the argument, and the continued impact of slavery on the country house after abolition. Best wishes, Andrew 1. Professor James Walvin (Professor (Emeritus) of History, University of York) 'Slavery and the Slave Trade: the view from Yorkshire, Harewood House and After'. 2. Professor Simon D. Smith, (Professor of Modern History and Diaspora Studies University of Hull), 'St. Vincent's topographical heritage and its links with British country house owners', (2 nights) 3. Dr. Jane Longmore (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Southampton Solent University) 'Rural Retreats: Liverpool merchants and the British Country House', 4.Dr. Nuala Zahedieh,(Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh) 'Normanton Hall: the country life of Gilbert Heathcote, merchant and slaver of empire,' Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology, 5 Professor Roger Leech (Visiting Professor at the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton), 'Bristol and Nevis: changing places' 6.Dr. Nick Draper (Senior Lecturer, UCL) 'Measuring the extent of rentier slave-ownership in Britain: the Slave Compensation records as evidence', 7. Dr. Caroline Bressey (UCL) 'Rural heritage and the rise of the right: contesting the political legacy of slavery in Britain's country houses' 8. Dr. Natalie Zacek ((Lecturer in History , Manchester) 'Illuminating and Obscuring Slavery at the Codrington Sites in England and the West Indies,', (2 nights) 9. Cliff Pereira (Independent Scholar and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society) 'The London Borough of Bexley's Stately homes and their hidden historical links to the East and West Indies' 10.Victoria Perry (who will have completed her doctorate at the Bartlett School of Architecture by the end of 2008) 'Slavery, Sugar and the Sublime: the Atlantic trade and the eighteenth century fashion for landscape tourism', 11. Susanne Seymour & Sheryllynne Haggerty (University of Nottingham) ‘Property - attitudes to slaves, land and trade’ 12. Laurence Brown (Manchester University) ‘Atlantic slavery and classical culture at Marble Hill and Northington Grange’ - 13. Madge Dresser (UWE) ‘Slavery and Country Houses in the West of England’ Dr Andrew Hann Senior Properties Historian 1 Waterhouse Square 138-142 Holborn London EC1N 2ST Tel: 020 79733560 -----Original Message----- From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marika Sherwood Sent: 05 May 2009 08:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Conference 21st Nov It is a relief to hear that the source of wealth of the ‘great houses’ will be addressed at this conference. I trust that involvement in the trade in enslaved Africans and in slavery will be interpreted broadly. British traders, manufacturers, bankers, shipbuilders, insurers, et al continued their involvement in both after the passing of the 1807 and 1833 Acts. Slavery was not abolished in the Americas till the 1880s and in Africa till the 1920s; I am not sure when a meaningful Act was passed in India, which was specifically excluded from the 1833 Act; one book alleges there were c. 86 million enslaved there. From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of HANN, Andrew Sent: 04 May 2009 20:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Conference 21st Nov Dear Marika, Yes, the conference aims to address just this issue. English Heritage has also commissioned two researchers to conduct in-depth studies into the slavery connections of four of our properties: Bolsover Castle, Brodsworth Hall, Northington Grange and Marble Hill House. The finding of this research will be presented at the conference in November. Best wishes, Andrew Dr Andrew Hann Senior Properties Historian 020 7973 3560 From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marika Sherwood [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 02 May 2009 17:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Conference 21st Nov Dear Andrew Hann, Is there any undertaking by English Heritage and the National Trust to research the source of the wealth of the ‘great houses’ and the treatment of the servants, Black and White? Marika Sherwood Concerned about how climate change may affect older properties? What about saving energy? Visit our new website www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk today. This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. 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