I have never-ever seen a good-and-honest book or documentary about the real Irish history, or what the British really did to the Irish. We've all been taught the horror's of the African slave trade. It's in all the school books and in plenty of Hollywood movies.But for some reason the largest group of slaves in the British Colonies in the 17th Century doesn't get mentioned at all: the Irish. The Irish Slave Trade - The Forgotten “White” Slaves - They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children. Whenever they rebelled or even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave owners would hang their human property by their hands and set their hands or feet on fire as one form of punishment. They were burned alive and had their heads placed on pikes in the marketplace as a warning to other captives.During the 1650s, over 100,000 Irish children between the ages of 10 and 14 were taken from their parents and sold as slaves in the West Indies, Virginia and New England. In this decade, 52,000 Irish (mostly women and children) were sold to Barbados and Virginia. Another 30,000 Irish men and women were also transported and sold to the highest bidder. In 1656, Cromwell ordered that 2000 Irish children be taken to Jamaica and sold as slaves to English settlers.None of the Irish victims ever made it back to their homeland to describe their ordeal. These are the lost slaves; the ones that time and biased history books and documentaries conveniently forgot.
I love Judi Dench & Steve their choice in roles have always been fantastic & its just satisfying to watch them act their roles to the Nth degree
They are both great actors and watch Steve in the new LAUREL & HARDY film. Great film
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I have never-ever seen a good-and-honest book or documentary about the real Irish history, or what the British really did to the Irish. We've all been taught the horror's of the African slave trade. It's in all the school books and in plenty of Hollywood movies.But for some reason the largest group of slaves in the British Colonies in the 17th Century doesn't get mentioned at all: the Irish. The Irish Slave Trade - The Forgotten “White” Slaves - They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children. Whenever they rebelled or even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave owners would hang their human property by their hands and set their hands or feet on fire as one form of punishment. They were burned alive and had their heads placed on pikes in the marketplace as a warning to other captives.During the 1650s, over 100,000 Irish children between the ages of 10 and 14 were taken from their parents and sold as slaves in the West Indies, Virginia and New England. In this decade, 52,000 Irish (mostly women and children) were sold to Barbados and Virginia. Another 30,000 Irish men and women were also transported and sold to the highest bidder. In 1656, Cromwell ordered that 2000 Irish children be taken to Jamaica and sold as slaves to English settlers.None of the Irish victims ever made it back to their homeland to describe their ordeal. These are the lost slaves; the ones that time and biased history books and documentaries conveniently forgot.