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Titanic ship plan could sell for £200k at auction
The 33ft (10m) cross-section plan was commissioned by the British Board of Trade to assist in the 36-day hearing. It was bought by a private collector in 2011 for £220,000, which was then a world ...
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How Freemason has had a tight grip on the World’s ruling class for 200 years
A US investigation blamed the British Board of Trade for lax rules which allowed the Titanic to set off on its maiden voyage in 1912 with just 20 lifeboats for 2,208 people on board. But the Board ...
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Book recalls harrowing fate of `Port Yarrock' in 1884
A British Board of Trade inquiry in Glasgow the following March severely condemned the owners and highlighted the undermanning of the ship - both in terms of numbers and the fact that many of the ...
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Role of the slave trade in British industry
The slave trade stimulated British manufacturing and industry through the demand for goods such as plantation utensils and clothing needed for enslaved people and estates. The African historian ...