Slavery in the British and French Caribbean abolished the slave trade but the decree did not come into effect until 1826. France re-abolished slavery in her colonies in 1848 with a general and unconditional emancipation. William Wilberforce's Slave Trade Act 1807 abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. It was not until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 that the institution finally was abolished, but on a gradual basis. Since slave owners in the various colonies (not only the Caribbean) were losing their unpaid labourers, the government set aside £20 million for compensation but it did not offer the former slaves reparations. With the abolition of the
Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey forbidden to walk. The following English, Scottish and British monarchs and their consorts are buried in the Abbey: The following are buried in the nave: The following are buried in the North Transept: The following are buried in the South Transept which is known as "Poets' Corner": The following are buried in the cloisters: The following are buried in the North Choir Aisle: The following are buried in the South Choir Aisle: The following are buried in the ambulatory chapels: List of burials: The following are buried in Henry VII's Chapel: The following are commemorated in the Abbey and/or had