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Sir Cecil Clementi, Britain’s drugs-dealing colonial governor
When the British Empire eventually banned its infamous export of Indian opium to China, it created a big problem for its colonial governors who had to look after millions of addicts suddenly denied their daily fix. In Empire of Crime, historian TIM NEWARK reveals that the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Cecil Clementi, defied London to become the region’s biggest narcotics dealer.
As we see the Government considering how to pull out of a national crisis, it is interesting to review how politicians have reacted in the past.
Author draws comparison between modern day politicians and Churchill and Eden
We’re very excited to launch the Ladies of Magna Carta blog tour with a guest post from Sharon Bennett Connolly. We hope you enjoy following the tour!
WHO WAS BRITAIN’S FIRST PILOT?
Who was the first to fly aeroplane in Britain? Was it a) Samuel Franklin Cody, b) Alliott Verdon Roe or c) John Moore-Brabazon?
A Brief History of the Suppression Campaign
As detailed in my new book, Britain’s War Against the Slave Trade, during the course of its sixty year existence the Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron seized approximately 1,600 slave ships and freed an estimated 150,000 Africans. Costing almost £40 million (£2 billion in today’s money) and the lives of around 2,000 seamen, below is a brief history of Britain’s lengthy but ultimately successful suppression campaign.
Today on the blog we have an exclusive interview with Richard Ballard. Richard’s new book England, France and Aquitaine is out now.
We recently invited Facebook users to send in questions they would love Kirsten Claiden-Yardley to answer about Thomas Howard. Read on as Kirsten provides some fascinating answers!
