Slavery In England

[Cheerful Charlie]

An interesting article on slavery in England. There seems to be a lot of mythology about slavery in England. In Anglo Saxon times, as much as 30% of English were slaves or concubines. Slavery faded away under the Normans for a time, but nobody knows exactly why.

Normans and Slavery: Breaking the Bonds | History Today

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[Elixir]

Slavery faded away under the Normans for a time, but nobody knows exactly why.

Nobody could decide exactly who owned whom, and they were all named Norman.

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

This article suggests that serfdom was easier than owning and dealing with slaves.

 

[Politesse]

"England never was a slave"... but they sure as hell kept them.