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Trade Secrets of the City

How the Slave Trade transformed the City of London
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  • Half Day
  • London
  • Walking

What

What does the tour involve?

The buildings, street names, even the pubs of the City of London tell a dark story, which everyone needs to hear. Walk through ancient allies, past Roman remains and through 600 years of City history

Where

What will I see?

  • The grave of the unknown Roman girl from Londinium 2.000 years ago
  • The site of the first Royal African Company, and its links to the British Royal Family
  • The story of the sugar trade, and how it enslaved and killed millions of Africans in the name of profit
  • How the largest insurance market in the world began with the Middle Crossing and the slave ships of Western Africa
  • The history of the coffee houses, and how they changed London and the world
  • The church of the priest who wrote Amazing Grace
  • The site of freedom. How the Slave Trade ended, the financial cost, and what it means for us
What's included
4 hours, including 2 hours Walk, a break in an historic setting and then exploring the Secret City
Not Included
Drinks, food.
Meeting Point
30 St Mary Axe
Duration
4 hours, including 2 hours Walk, a break in an historic setting and then exploring the Secret City

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