|
|
|
|
|
This 1799 Turner painting shows the extent of Sugar King money available back in Britain. Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire built by William Thomas Beckford whose family had made its fortune in Jamaica and who had inherited several slave plantations as a result. Image courtesy of The British Library |
Armed Forces | Art and Culture | Articles | Biographies | Colonies | Discussion | Glossary | Home | Library | Links | Map Room | Sources and Media | Science and Technology | Search | Student Zone | Timelines | TV & Film | Wargames
