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Slave trade. In the 1680s, the company was transporting about 5,000 enslaved people a year to markets primarily in the Caribbean across the Atlantic. Many were branded with the letters "DoY", for its Governor, the Duke of York, who succeeded his brother on the throne in 1685
- 1752
- Mercantile trading
Apr 27, 2016 · Led by the king’s younger brother James, the Duke of York (later King James II), this group had a monopoly on British trade with West Africa, including gold, silver and slaves.
- Sarah Pruitt
Mar 23, 2022 · Many of the enslaved Africans transported by the Royal African Company were branded “DY”, standing for Duke of York. Between 1690 and 1807, an estimated 6 million enslaved Africans were...
- Tobi Thomas
Dec 7, 2017 · Trade rivalry with the Dutch was both a cause and a result of the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67). Despite the king’s reluctance, the Duke of York and his friends, frustrated by Dutch competition, were eager to gain a monopoly for the English company.
May 7, 2023 · World. King Charles's predecessors abetted the slave trade, and research aims to show what they knew. Newly crowned monarch supports project, offering access to royal documents. Chris Brown ·...
Oct 9, 2018 · James Duke of York (1633-1701) Between 1680 and 1686, the Company transported an average of 5,000 slaves a year. Between 1680 and 1688, it sponsored 249 voyages to Africa (pbs.org). Between the 1670s and 1680s, the Company delivered an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 slaves to British-held colonies.
Apr 11, 2023 · It used its royally sanctioned monopoly to rapidly position England as Europe’s biggest slave-trading country. Many of the transported were branded “DoY”, for James, Duke of York, the ...
