By the 18th century, 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships ... 1741: Fires break out in New York City, which has the second-largest urban population of blacks.

A personal journey around the landscapes of British poetry presented by Andrew Motion. Find out the poems featured in each programme, and those suggested by listeners. The city experience above ...

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive ...