{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bristol Radical History Group","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site","title":"The Rise and Fall of Edward Colston - Bristol Radical History Group","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1xQG3eW4p4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/the-rise-and-fall-of-edward-colston\/\">The Rise and Fall of Edward Colston<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/the-rise-and-fall-of-edward-colston\/embed\/#?secret=1xQG3eW4p4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Rise and Fall of Edward Colston&#8221; &#8212; Bristol Radical History Group\" data-secret=\"1xQG3eW4p4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banners-around-empty-plinth.jpg","thumbnail_width":1379,"thumbnail_height":1034,"description":"Register for this online talk here. In November 2014 the Bishop of Bristol, preaching to school students, claimed that \u2018speculation\u2019 about the \u2018business roots\u2019 of the city\u2019s philanthropic icon, Edward Colston, was merely \u2018speculation\u2019. These incendiary words inspired new historical research into Colston\u2019s slave-trading activities and the origins of his role as a \u2018City Father.\u2019 [&hellip;]"}