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In the 1770s an English Court said that since there was no specific law allowing slavery on British (as distinct from colonies) slaves became free on reaching England (and I presume Scotland and Wales
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a) It went differently and measurable numbers of slaves were held in England, perhaps doing early dangerous industrial work?