An earlier Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire

Glen

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Well, it's not a very likely idea, since I believe that would be hard to make Britain be so involved in this kind of internal affairs of a foreign nation (the British didn't make it OTL, except for the slave trade, bur never pressured to stop slavery itself). But I was interested in imagining what kind of situation could make Britain changing the foreign policies concerning slavery to this point.

Understandable, but I would think that even putting an earlier crimp in the Slave Trade could have potential in leading to earlier abolition in the end.
 
Suppose the French Revolution had somehow managed to stay on the course to a British-style constitutional monarchy,as was planned in 1790, rather than being taken over by the radical Jacobites. No Napoleonic wars mean a less conservative and wealthier Britain, which would be more inclined and more able to abolish slavery. Incredibly large knock-on effects, but does satisfy the original question.
 

Glen

Moderator
Suppose the French Revolution had somehow managed to stay on the course to a British-style constitutional monarchy,as was planned in 1790, rather than being taken over by the radical Jacobites. No Napoleonic wars mean a less conservative and wealthier Britain, which would be more inclined and more able to abolish slavery. Incredibly large knock-on effects, but does satisfy the original question.

Even if we posit a wealthier and less conservative Britain, that does not necessarily mean a stronger drive towards abolition. In some ways, it might mean quite the opposite....
 
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