About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: African
Barbados: Age of Discovery – Historical Influences
In the Age of Discovery, tobacco was king and indentured servants from Britain were amongst the first to toil the fields of Barbados but … Continue reading
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Tagged African, African slaves, Barbados, beer, Brazil, Bridgetown, Bristol, British, Careenage, Caribbean, cash crop, colonialism, Cromwell, disease, Dutch Jews, English, Europe, Horatio Nelson, indentured servants, Ireland, island, malaria, Morgan Lewis Mill, Newfoundland, Parliament, plantation, religion, rum shops, Scotland, slavery, St. Michael’s Cathedral, St. Nicholas Abbey, Sugar Cane, syrup, Tobacco, Trafalgar Square, West Indies, yellow fever
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Barbados: Goods & Chattels
It’s antiquated language but can still be found in wills and division of property. In Barbados we learn the origin of the expression “all … Continue reading
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Tagged African, Barbados, Caribbean, Chattel houses, culture, history, slavery, Sugar Cane, Tobacco
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The Caribbean Island of Tobago
Sometimes regarded as Trinidad’s Little Sister, the Island of Tobago is located just off the eastern coast of Venezuela in the southern Caribbean. The … Continue reading
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Tagged African, Amerindian, beaches, British, Calypso, Caribbean, Dutch, English, fishing, Fort King George, French, Jemma’s, market, Pigeon Point, pirates, Port of Spain, rainforest, Scarborough, scuba-diving, Speyside, Tobago, Trinidad, Underwater coral reefs
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