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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	LS/306.362 Oversize
Title	Slavery and the British country house
Date	2013
Publication Date	2013
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Editor	Dresser, Madge
Editor	Hann, Andrew
ISBN	9781848020641
Abstract	There are few things more emblematic of England's heritage than her country houses. But such properties are not just objects of artistic interest. They are also expressions of wealth and power and, as questions are asked of England's role in the Atlantic world, connections are being unearthed between these houses and a colonial past.
Term	SLAVERY
	Country houses
	Ethnic Groups
	MIGRATION

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Wright; Joseph (1734-1797); Artist, also known as Wright of Derby.

Portland; William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809); Duke; 3rd Duke of Portland; of Welbeck Abbey and Bolsover Castle.

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Bolsover Castle

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