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Royal African Company
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The Royal African Company was an English trading company established in 1660 by the House of Stuart and City of London merchants to trade along the West African coast. It was overseen by the Duke of Y
1686 English guinea showing the Royal African Company's symbol, an elephant and castle, under the bust of James II
1686 English guinea showing the Royal African Company's symbol, an elephant and castle, under the bust of James II
Cape Coast Castle, capital of the British Gold Coast
Cape Coast Castle, capital of the British Gold Coast
Edward Colston
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Edward Colston was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist and Tory Member of Parliament.
Royal African Company
…that it had lost its monopoly with the overthrow of the Stuart monarchy in the Glorious Revolution 1688-89, and it ceased issuing letters of marque. Edward Colston transferred a large segment of his original shareholding to William III at the beginning of 1689, securing the new regime's favour. To maintain the…
Jonathan Richardson Portrait of Edward Colston
Jonathan Richardson Portrait of Edward Colston
Colston's Almshouses
Colston's Almshouses
Cromwell House, Mortlake, west London, where Colston died in 1721. He was buried in Bristol.
Cromwell House, Mortlake, west London, where Colston died in 1721. He was buried in Bristol.
Engraving of Colston's monument in All Saints' Church, Bristol from Bristol Past and Present (1882)
Engraving of Colston's monument in All Saints' Church, Bristol from Bristol Past and Present (1882)