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UK Hospital's Dark Past
The Guardian reports that St Barts, a London hospital, is funded by benefactors with ties to the slave trade. The institution plans to address its controversial history.
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The Guardian
St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved AfricansInside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant
2026-09-14 13:00 UTC