As the world mourns Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, it’s also important to acknowledge that some of the significance and power of the British monarchy stemmed from slavery. In the series Royal Empires of Dirt, VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng looks into the shady royal history that rarely gets talked about.    • World News   How Banks Made Money From Slavery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUfMkIx7Ypg The Disturbing History of Tabacco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YDMbLXtx0 The Dark History of the UK’s Biggest Mansions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAbCuEFNAV8 Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com/ More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: null MUNCHIES: null VICE News: null VICELAND: null Vice Life: null Noisey: null Motherboard: null VICE Sports: null i-D: null Waypoint: null #royalfamily #queenelizabeth