Miranda Kaufmann with Afua Hirsch (2018 Event)
MP3•Pagina episodului
Manage episode 311009738 series 3080329
Content provided by Edinburgh International Book Festival. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Edinburgh International Book Festival or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ro.player.fm/legal.
Africans in Tudor England
It’s a common misconception that black migration to Britain began with the Windrush in 1948. But as Miranda Kaufmann demonstrates in Black Tudors, many black Africans were warmly accepted into 16th century English society. What’s perhaps most striking is they were free – living in a Britain not yet involved in slave trading. Kaufmann talks to Afua Hirsch and discusses the implications for our understanding of British history.
Part of our Identity Parades series of events.
…
continue reading
It’s a common misconception that black migration to Britain began with the Windrush in 1948. But as Miranda Kaufmann demonstrates in Black Tudors, many black Africans were warmly accepted into 16th century English society. What’s perhaps most striking is they were free – living in a Britain not yet involved in slave trading. Kaufmann talks to Afua Hirsch and discusses the implications for our understanding of British history.
Part of our Identity Parades series of events.
37 episoade