RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on Jan. 27, 2026, by Sian Wilkerson with Brooke N. Newman, associate professor in the Department of History in the College of Humanities and Sciences: * * * Slavery was 'foundational' to the British monarchy, VCU author Brooke Newman reveals In her new book, 'The Crown's Silence,' the history professor uses thousands of archival records to detail the royal ties to the transatlantic slave trade. * In her more PR