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- 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.
- 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.
- What Are The Effects of This Missing History?
- How Do We Get Beyond The ‘Slave’ and ‘Victim’ Narratives?
- What Happened to The Empire?
- Can ‘Hitler and The Henrys’ Be Taught Differently?
The consequences of this missing history, in Stennett’s words, is that many people do not know why Britain is the way it is today. “People are not aware of the contributions that were made [by black people] to Britain. Also, they don’t understand their classmates or the people around them,” she says. This omission harms black Britons, Stennett says...
When black people feature in GCSE history lessons it is often in the context of the slave trade. Without the inclusion of other aspects of black history and a broader understanding of empire, the focus on slavery, though crucial, can reinforce narratives of black people as victims. So it is also important, according to Clare Broomfield, the head of...
It’s not just black history that is missing. Despite the Conservative party’s enthusiasm for “imperial heroes”, there is very little coverage of the empire in GCSE history lessons. Although British historymakes up the vast majority of what pupils study at GCSE history, modules focusing on empire make up a small proportion of that. Allowing that stu...
Peter Mandler, a leading historian based at Cambridge University, characterised the traditional focus of British history as “Hitler and Henrys”, making reference to the focus on the Nazis and the Tudors. Yet even within these “traditional” topics, Broomfield says a wide range of perspectives can be drawn out. “The Tudors and 1066 can be taught in a...
- Fanny Eaton – The first Black British supermodel. Born in 1835, Fanny Eaton changed the ideals of beauty in the Victorian era. Born in Jamaica, she came to London as a child, shortly after slavery was abolished in the British colonies.
- Mary Prince – A visionary abolitionist and writer, who was formerly enslaved. Born in 1788 in Bermuda, abolitionist Mary Prince was the first Black woman to publish and write an autobiography in the UK.
- Olaudah Equiano – One of the earliest Black African writers in Europe. Olaudah Equiano is also known for writing about his experiences as a former slave – he was one of the first Black African writers in Europe.
- Harold Moody – A physician and anti-racism activist. Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1882, Harold Moody came to London by boat in 1904 to study medicine at King’s College.
Nov 3, 2016 · The thesis running throughout the book is that black Britons have been systematically excluded from British history. He argues that "the denial and avowal of black British history, even in the face of mounting documentary and archeological evidence, is not just a consequence of racism but a feature of racism."
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Oct 26, 2023 · Last modified on Thu 26 Oct 2023 10.25 EDT. More than half of Britons know so little about Black British history that they cannot name a single historical figure, a survey has revealed....
Feb 17, 2011 · Last updated 2011-02-17. Black people have lived in Britain for centuries - although their circumstances have varied greatly. Some have been enslaved and exploited, while others have enjoyed...
