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The '''Royal African Company''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] mercantile company founded by | The '''Royal African Company''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] mercantile company founded by Charles II of England, along with [[London]] [[merchants]], in order to facilitate trade along the west coast of [[Africa]]. Due to its Crown-granted trading monopoly on ivory, gold, silver and slaves, it soon became the single largest trader of [[Slavery|slaves]] on the oceans. | ||
In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy|pirates]] [[Charles Vane]] and [[Edward Kenway]] pursued and assaulted the [[Slave ships|slave ship]] ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'' in their pursuit of the [[Sages|Sage]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]], who they believed to be serving aboard the ''[[Princess]]'', the ''Pearl'''s sister ship. | In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy|pirates]] [[Charles Vane]] and [[Edward Kenway]] pursued and assaulted the [[Slave ships|slave ship]] ''[[Royal African Pearl]]'' in their pursuit of the [[Sages|Sage]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]], who they believed to be serving aboard the ''[[Princess]]'', the ''Pearl'''s sister ship. | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 16 July 2015
The Royal African Company was a British mercantile company founded by Charles II of England, along with London merchants, in order to facilitate trade along the west coast of Africa. Due to its Crown-granted trading monopoly on ivory, gold, silver and slaves, it soon became the single largest trader of slaves on the oceans.
In the early 18th century, the pirates Charles Vane and Edward Kenway pursued and assaulted the slave ship Royal African Pearl in their pursuit of the Sage, Bartholomew Roberts, who they believed to be serving aboard the Princess, the Pearl's sister ship.