Sir,—It is said that ‘appearances can be deceiving’, and with the full-page picture of the Marquess of Sligo opposite an article entitled ‘Ireland and the “£20 Million Swindle”’ (HI 29.3, May/June 2021) such appears to be the case. On the passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act in August 1833, as the owner of two ... Read more
