History
Millions of Enslaved Records Open New Family History Path
Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nearly four million records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have become searchable online, creating a new opportunity for descendants of enslaved communities to investigate family histories that have remained difficult to trace for generations. The collection contains about 300,000 pages of historical records covering enslaved people in former British colonial territories between...
Slave-Trade Wealth Embedded in Britain’s Financial System
Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New historical research has found that wealth generated through the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans was deeply connected to Britain’s financial system, including the early development of the Bank of England and other major financial institutions. The research, compiled through the Register of British Slave Traders, suggests that the involvement of financial institutions and prominent financiers in...
Koh-i-noor Diamond Row Reignites Colonial Debate
Published: 05 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A renewed global debate over the ownership of the Koh-i-noor diamond has emerged after comments by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani reignited long-standing calls for the United Kingdom to return one of the most controversial jewels in the British Crown collection to India. The discussion was triggered when Mamdani suggested that if he were to speak with...
Black Forest Tragedy Remembered 90 Years On
Published: 25 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ninety years after a fatal mountain hike claimed the lives of five British schoolboys in Germany’s Black Forest, relatives and local villagers have come together to honour the victims and re-examine a tragedy long overshadowed by wartime propaganda. The commemorative event took place in Hofsgrund, near the Schauinsland mountain, where on 17 April 1936 a group of 27...
The Darker Side of the Diary: Samuel Pepys and the Slave Trade
Published: 26 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The name Samuel Pepys has long been synonymous with the vibrant and chaotic history of seventeenth-century London. His famous journals provided us with an almost voyeuristic window into the Great Fire, the Great Plague, and the intricate social hierarchies of the Restoration era. We have traditionally viewed him as a candid observer, a man whose private thoughts were...
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