In this episode, we look at a beautifully written petition by the people of the town of Bakewell that shows some very strong anti-slavery sentiments. The Derbyshire Record Office has very little information about where it came from, or the circumstances of its writing, but Ruth Larsen of the University of Derby is going to tell us how she has found out more.

Recorded at Derbyshire Record Office with Dr Ruth Larsen (Senior Lecturer in History, University of Derby).