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 they soon fell victim to tropical diseases. When the bottom fell out of the tobacco market, sugar took over and a new source of labour was found - African slaves. From our archives: expert input of historian, Leroy Harewood, and Lt. Col. Stephen Cave, a descendant of a plantation family. In this feature we explore the interior of Barbados and its capital, Bridgetown, to discover the island’s early history. For more information: visit www.ontopoftheworld.net and check out episode #154 in the International category.

[@onikaconstantine8861]

Very beautiful Barbados 🇧🇧😍❤

[@davidgibbs7573]

".....at the southern end of the Caribbean Islands". Really ? Where did you learn your Geography ?

[@phaidonnikolaus9841]

INDEED! What an appalling documentary.

[@danielshaw4038]

Indentured white Servants also worked the Tabacco fields in Colonial Virginia.

[@dannyboy5517]

What a load of bull The first slaves were Scottish Irish and English Decendents still on the western part of Barbados

[@ryansweeney5716]

Loads of Irish were taken to montsaraat Sweeney and Ryan. I think u may b right

[@dahbajanman7044]

Indentured servants weren't slaves for obvious reasons I don't have to state

[@liamw003]

Check 1:30 i think thats what your looking for

[@dannyboy5517]

@@dahbajanman7044 No such thing as indentured servants Irish Scots and English were transported as slaves Checkout the redlegs on Barbados On the roughest island i believe some of their descendents still there

[@dahbajanman7044]

@@dannyboy5517 You do know the British controlled the Irish or don't you? The British used the Irish as indentured servants, come on man you're on the internet so try a google search en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_indentured_servants