Lambeth Palace Library
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Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the national library and archive of the Church of England.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
[Davidson v.22, 22]
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
[Davidson v.22, 22]
We can choose to think of Betty’s life amongst this discourse over property and religion. In this moment we can think of Betty preparing for her marriage, as a shining moment, and the joy she would have had in choosing to spend her life with her husband. It is a small act of resistance.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We can choose to think of Betty’s life amongst this discourse over property and religion. In this moment we can think of Betty preparing for her marriage, as a shining moment, and the joy she would have had in choosing to spend her life with her husband. It is a small act of resistance.
The attorneys insisted the banns should not go ahead because of property rights, Luckcock insisted they should on religious rights. Betty’s own experiences do not matter to these men. We don’t even know if she got married in the end.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The attorneys insisted the banns should not go ahead because of property rights, Luckcock insisted they should on religious rights. Betty’s own experiences do not matter to these men. We don’t even know if she got married in the end.
But, he asserts that marriage of an enslaved person does not confer civil rights which would clash with the enslaver’s rights. For Luckcock, and others, Christianity was compatible with enslavement but the plantation system should not interfere with Christian rights.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
But, he asserts that marriage of an enslaved person does not confer civil rights which would clash with the enslaver’s rights. For Luckcock, and others, Christianity was compatible with enslavement but the plantation system should not interfere with Christian rights.
Betty is in the archive because Revd Benjamin Luckcock published the marriage banns stating that he cannot prevent that Christian rite, and he acts with the authority of the Bishop of London.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Betty is in the archive because Revd Benjamin Luckcock published the marriage banns stating that he cannot prevent that Christian rite, and he acts with the authority of the Bishop of London.
This statement shows the controls on enslaved people but also shows that the dominant power structure felt threatened by ordinary acts of Black people. Enslavement required tight control and was used as a tool of oppression.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This statement shows the controls on enslaved people but also shows that the dominant power structure felt threatened by ordinary acts of Black people. Enslavement required tight control and was used as a tool of oppression.
‘such marriages if allowed will in their immediate effects be injurious to the Estates the slaves so marrying belong to and threaten eventually to destroy the rights of the lawful owners of slaves by their intermarrying particularly with Free Persons’
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
‘such marriages if allowed will in their immediate effects be injurious to the Estates the slaves so marrying belong to and threaten eventually to destroy the rights of the lawful owners of slaves by their intermarrying particularly with Free Persons’
The plantation attorneys objected to Betty marrying a free man or anyone not from the same plantation as her under the grounds that:
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The plantation attorneys objected to Betty marrying a free man or anyone not from the same plantation as her under the grounds that:
Betty was 48 years old. Finding out her age at The National Archives was surprising. As a woman with some years behind her, perhaps it makes sense that she was ready to act in defiance to the norms of the plantation.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Betty was 48 years old. Finding out her age at The National Archives was surprising. As a woman with some years behind her, perhaps it makes sense that she was ready to act in defiance to the norms of the plantation.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🔍 Explore archives, libraries & conservation work
👥 Meet expert archivists, librarians & conservators
📚 Learn about Black activists & historical figures
⚖️ Discover records on the Church Commissioners’ links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade
🏛️ Enjoy guided tours (limited spaces!)
October 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📅What to expect 📅
🔍 Explore archives, libraries & conservation work
👥 Meet expert archivists, librarians & conservators
📚 Learn about Black activists & historical figures
⚖️ Discover records on the Church Commissioners’ links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade
🏛️ Enjoy guided tours (limited spaces!)
🔍 Explore archives, libraries & conservation work
👥 Meet expert archivists, librarians & conservators
📚 Learn about Black activists & historical figures
⚖️ Discover records on the Church Commissioners’ links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade
🏛️ Enjoy guided tours (limited spaces!)
Content warning: Please be aware that many of the documents and descriptions in this catalogue contain archaic language which reflect the attitudes of the time and are not appropriate today.
October 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Content warning: Please be aware that many of the documents and descriptions in this catalogue contain archaic language which reflect the attitudes of the time and are not appropriate today.