Sep 19, 2020 | 17th Century, Barbados, Book, Transcription
Richard Ligon A True & Exact History of the Island of Barbados (1657) First published in 1657, Ligon’s account details the experiences of a royalist who escaped to the Caribbean island of Barbados during the English Civil War. Introduction Having lost much...
Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Barbados, Slave Code, Transcription
BARBADOS Barbados Slave Code(1661 – 1667) In 1661, Barbados became the first English colony to pass a comprehensive slave code. Below is the best version of it we have. The problem is that the only versions of it that survive date to 1667, when it had already...
