Trapped History

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Trapped History is a history reboot for the curious – sharing hidden stories of the unsung heroes we weren't taught about in school.An award-winning show with great guests from the worlds of entertainment, sport, politics, TV and radio, we tell inspiring tales of forgotten men and women who broke the mould with their courage and defiance. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to Trapped History at our website for our newsletter, bonus episodes and more:www.facebook.com/trappedhistorywww.instagram.com/trappedhistorywww.trappedhistory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trapped History

Episodes (89)

Aug 16th Hall of Fame: Capitalism and Slavery
Aug 9th My Family Owned Slaves
Aug 2nd Hall of Fame: The Man Who Designed Bond

Trapped History

Aug 16, 2026
5¼ minutes
6 MB

Eric Williams was Trinidad and Tobago's first Prime Minister after independence. Pretty consequential stuff. But for us, and for this week's guest Alex Renton, Eric was so much more. Because in the 1940s, he became the first historian to forensically question the economics of slavery. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has dubbed his masterpiece, Capitalism and Slavery, "the most influential book" on the history of the subject in the 20th century. It aligns the slave economy not only with the expansion of the British Empire, but also with the Napoleonic Wars and the Industrial Revolution – and...

Trapped History

Hall of Fame: Capitalism and Slavery

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