A year-long festival of exhibitions and events to celebrate 250 years since the birth of artist JMW Turner has been announced ... Fighting Temeraire, The Slave Ship, The Battle Of Trafalgar ...

JMW Turner was a bit of an eccentric, as well as a recluse, but on the rare occasion that he did attend a party or gathering, he always had interesting stories to tell. One of his most intriguing ...

The last known US slave ship is too “broken” and ... was made punishable by death in 1808. Captained by William Foster, the ship traveled to West Africa and illegally smuggled 110 Africans ...

The last known U.S. slave ship is too "broken" and decayed ... was made punishable by death in 1808. Captained by William Foster, the ship traveled to West Africa and illegally smuggled 110 ...

William Foster took the ship West Africa, where he illegally smuggled 110 Africans back to Alabama. Upon his return, he attempted to burn and sink the ship to hide the evidence of his crime.