National Trust reassesses colonial history of properties

Churchill's home Chartwell and Lundy island listed in report highlighting owners' links to British empire and slavery

A report laying bare the extent of connections that National Trust properties have with colonialism and slavery is just the beginning of a process to better examine history that is often complex, nuanced and messy".

The trust on Tuesday published research it commissioned a year ago to explore in more detail than ever before what are sometimes less palatable links to the past.