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In the 2021 Census, 2,409,278 people in England and Wales were recorded as having Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnicity, accounting for 4.0% of the population. In Northern Ireland, 11,032, or 0.6% of the population, identified as Black African or Black Other. [4]
- The Ivory Bangle Lady. University of Reading. Research from the University of Reading in 2010 showed a British-Roman woman in York, whose remains were found in 1901, had African ancestry.
- Henry VIII's black trumpeter. John Blanke can be seen on a roll from the 1500s at the National Archives. During the Tudor period there were hundreds of black migrants living in England.
- Britain's first black Queen? Royal Collection Trust. Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Johan Joseph Zoffany. She was a princess from Germany who became a British Queen after marrying King George III - and many historians believe Queen Charlotte had African ancestry.
- 'Hidden in plain sight' Many streets in Glasgow city centre are named after slave-owning plantation owners. Queen Charlotte, whether she had African ancestry or not, joined the Royal Family in the century when Britain started slave-trading - which made it vastly wealthy.
Black British identity is the objective or subjective state of perceiving oneself as a black British person and as relating to being black British. Researched and discussed across a wide variety of mediums; the identity usually intersects with, and is driven by, black African and Afro-Caribbean heritage, and association with African diaspora ...
Due to the nature of our records, the term ‘black British history’ in this context refers to records relating to British citizens of African and African-Caribbean descent. Our research guide on...
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- The Ivory Bangle Lady. Image source, University of Reading. Research from the University of Reading in 2010 showed a British-Roman woman in York, whose remains were found in 1901, had African ancestry.
- Henry VIII's black trumpeter. Image caption, John Blanke can be seen on a roll from the 1500s at the National Archives. During the Tudor period there were hundreds of black migrants living in England.
- Britain's first black Queen? Image source, Royal Collection Trust. Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Johan Joseph Zoffany. She was a princess from Germany who became a British Queen after marrying King George III - and many historians believe Queen Charlotte had African ancestry.
- 'Hidden in plain sight' Media caption, Many streets in Glasgow city centre are named after slave-owning plantation owners. Queen Charlotte, whether she had African ancestry or not, joined the Royal Family in the century when Britain started slave-trading - which made it vastly wealthy.
Nov 29, 2022 · Black British people of African descent are increasingly dominating British public consciousness. But they have a fascinating history too. The first sentence of Peter Fryer’s 1984 book Staying Power is unforgettable: “There were Africans in Britain before the English came here.”
Feb 17, 2011 · Black people have lived in Britain for centuries - although their circumstances have varied greatly. Some have been enslaved and exploited, while others have enjoyed privilege and status....
