King William Was a Slave Trader

It’s not a surprise, even though the monarchy is pretending it is

Tree Langdon
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readApr 7

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King William owned shares in a slave trading company.

Shocking? Not so much. He probably had slaves of his own, as the slave trade wouldn’t officially end for another 200 years.

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Tree Langdon
ILLUMINATION

Tree Langdon is a Canadian writer and artist. Her stories, poetry and sketches are inspired by her dreams for the world and by her passion for shining a light.