Join social and economic historian Dr Michael Bennett as he discusses Britain’s role in the slave trade. This important session will give you an insight into what it's like to study History at university, as well as the chance to ask questions about the lecture and quiz our panel of current undergraduate students studying on the course.

An Introduction to the British Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1640-1807

The transatlantic slave trade is the largest forced migration in human history. Britain was the pre-eminent slave trading nation of the eighteenth century. From 1640 to 1807, British vessels trafficked 3.2 million captive Africans across the Atlantic to work in the plantation economies of North America and the Caribbean.

This taster lecture will provide an introduction to key themes associated with the system of slavery and its abolition within the British empire. 

This session is suitable for students in years 12 and 13.

It has given me a unique insight into what aspects of history are available, and I have experienced what a lecture is like which is helpful in deciding how I want to study.

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Schedule

Please note that this is an approximate schedule and is therefore subject to change.

• 4.50pm: Log in and get comfortable
• 4.55pm: Welcome and introduction to the department
• 5.05pm: Taster lecture
• 5.50pm: Questions and answers about the taster lecture
• 6pm: Question and answer session about your subject at Sheffield, with an admissions tutor and current students

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Contact us

For informal enquiries email tasterdays@sheffield.ac.uk