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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Conn and Rachel Hall

FOUND: Direct ancestors of king charles owned slave plantations documents reveal - What They Never Told You

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Direct ancestors of King Charles III and the royal family bought and exploited enslaved people on tobacco plantations in Virginia, according to new research shared with the Guardian.

A document discovered in archives reveals that a direct ancestor of the king was involved in buying at least 200 enslaved people from the Royal African Company (RAC) in 1686.

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