'My writing on colonialism made me a hate figure – so I replied to my trolls'

Corinne Fowler, writer of the controversial National Trust report on colonialism and slavery, writes in
@telegraph to defend herself but in the process gives a perfect example of her partial and…

First, the copper sheathing of ships. It was developed by the Royal Navy in the 18th Century and used on ALL types of ships, not just those involved in the slave trade.

Yes, invented by that Royal Navy - the one that spent sixty years from 1808 patrolling the waters off West…