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633. Oxford Historian DESTROYS Slavery Reparations Narrative - Prof Lawrence Goldman
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- Mar 12, 2026
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Oxford historian Lawrence Goldman dismantles modern narratives about slavery, empire, reparations, and British identity | Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics. Heretics Merch is finally here! Get your own: https://hereticsxandrewgold-shop.fourthwall.com/ Go to https://andrewgoldheretics.com to get exclusive content and the bonus questions. Visit Lawrence's History Reclaimed: https://historyreclaimed.co.uk SPONSORS: Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/ Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics In this wide-ranging conversation, Oxford historian Lawrence Goldman joins the Heretics podcast to challenge some of the most widely repeated claims about slavery, colonialism, reparations, and British history. Drawing on decades of academic research and teaching at Oxford, Goldman argues that much of today’s debate about empire and slavery is driven more by politics than by historical evidence. The discussion explores how slavery existed across almost every civilization, why the British Empire is often singled out despite broader global contexts, and whether the Industrial Revolution was actually built on the profits of slavery. Goldman also explains why many historians reject the idea that modern societies should pay reparations for events that occurred centuries ago, and why such policies may deepen division rather than resolve it. Along the way, the conversation touches on the Arab slave trade, the economics of abolition, the dangers of judging the past purely through modern moral standards, and how technological change helped make slavery obsolete. Goldman also reflects on the idea of Britishnes…