As the world mourns Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, it’s also important to acknowledge that some of the significance and power of the British monarchy stemmed from slavery.

In the series Royal Empires of Dirt, VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng looks into the shady royal history that rarely gets talked about.

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