Holding many high ranking judicial posts he was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1756-88. He played a key role in ending slavery in England with his judgment in the case of James Somerset. In 1776 ...

Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield summarised: “The state of slavery is of such a nature so odious that the English Common Law could never accept it.” This ruling sparked the beginning of the ...

Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her ...

Bois Guillbert (FR) 5-1 (12-0) Held up, chased leaders from 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, rallied and stayed again run-in, went modest fourth near finish, 4th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Dance Thief (10 ...

Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her ...