Philippa Hellawell
@pbhellawell.bsky.social
Historian | Head of Collections Research at The National Archives (UK) | Maritime & colonial history | History of science & medicine | Currently researching Royal African Company/Company of Merchants.
In memory of the thousands of enslaved Africans who lost their lives, this 1751 list from Cape Coast Castle is a stark reminder to look beyond the numbers of the trade and emphasise the personhood of each individual enslaved for European gain. Today, we centre them.
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In memory of the thousands of enslaved Africans who lost their lives, this 1751 list from Cape Coast Castle is a stark reminder to look beyond the numbers of the trade and emphasise the personhood of each individual enslaved for European gain. Today, we centre them.
We were honoured to be guided through the castle by the Director of Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, who we presented with a 1756 plan from The National Archives - a powerful reminder that records must be paired with material heritage and local knowledge to better understand our shared history.
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We were honoured to be guided through the castle by the Director of Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, who we presented with a 1756 plan from The National Archives - a powerful reminder that records must be paired with material heritage and local knowledge to better understand our shared history.
This was part of a week-long visit to Ghana for my research project, PASSAGE, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation @lrfheritage.bsky.social. We met with archivists, researchers, and government officials to discuss how PASSAGE can support research in Ghana on the history of transatlantic slavery.
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This was part of a week-long visit to Ghana for my research project, PASSAGE, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation @lrfheritage.bsky.social. We met with archivists, researchers, and government officials to discuss how PASSAGE can support research in Ghana on the history of transatlantic slavery.
On the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, I am reflecting on my recent trip to Ghana, where I had the privilege to visit Cape Coast Castle, a place I had encountered countless times, but only through records at The National Archives.
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
On the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, I am reflecting on my recent trip to Ghana, where I had the privilege to visit Cape Coast Castle, a place I had encountered countless times, but only through records at The National Archives.
Book historians or just generally knowledgeable early modernists, is there a term for the sub-titles/précis in book margins? I understand marginalia as hand-written, is there an equivalent term for printed text in the margins like in the left-hand margin below?
January 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Book historians or just generally knowledgeable early modernists, is there a term for the sub-titles/précis in book margins? I understand marginalia as hand-written, is there an equivalent term for printed text in the margins like in the left-hand margin below?