How is Drayton Manor Theme Park in Staffordshire, the Metropolitan Police, and the modern Conservative party connected? Sir Robert Peel Jr, that's how, and in this episode, we explore the links between powerful men, country manors, and wealth built from Slavery.

This episode features Dr. Madge Dresser (https://twitter.com/madgedresser) and Dr. Sami Pinarbasi (https://twitter.com/Sami_Historian)

An Update from Sami Pinarbasi (shorturl.at/oxBC8)

The Peelian Principles (shorturl.at/qGRS0)

Full episode transcript (shorturl.at/fsGXZ)

CREDITS

Produced by Renay Richardson

Sound designed by Ben Yellowitz

Researchers Arisa Loomba and Dr. Alison Bennett

Flute by Sian Herbert

This is a Broccoli Production

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