The Dark History of the UK’s Biggest Mansions | Empires of Dirt

VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng investigates how many of the UK’s beloved country homes are steeped in colonial and slave trade connections. The answer? A lot of them. Once a symbol of aristocratic power and influence, now these country manors are visited by millions of tourists every year. But lurking behind the fancy exteriors are legacies of Britain’s colonial past, with many built or bought with the profits of forced labour. Heritage organisations have started to work on research projects to understand the true context of these country homes. The houses themselves have stood for centuries, let them stand with a deeper knowledge and understanding of their – unairbrushed – historical context.