Funding secured for the creation of a permanent slavery memorial and interpretation centre in St Helena dedicated to the 8,000 enslaved Africans who died and were buried on the island following their release from slaving ships by the Royal Navy in the mid-nineteenth century.

Interested in the history of St Helena? We have three recent webinars to view on our website, featuring rosy views of the island in the East India Company era, British politicking in the time of Napoleon's exile, and the long history of enslavement and abolition on the island. All free to watch.