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By Tamara Shiloh Black classical music artists have been performing publicly for more than 500 years. England’s King Henry VII and King Henry VIII were entertained by trumpeter John Blanke, a Black court musician. According to researcher Earl Ofari Hutchinson, “the list of Africans, African Americans, and Afro European composers, conductors, instrumental performers, and singers | By Tamara Shiloh Black classical music artists have been performing publicly for more than 500 years. England’s...

Of Blood Descended

Musician was one of the first people of African descent to have visual and written record in Britain

Harlesden actor Ricardo P Lloyd said he hoped to inspire intrigue in local black history when he appeared in the role of John Blanke.

MONEY for local historians with good ideas

Black men and women are a rare sight in British history books. For Black History Month, here are 10 Black britons everyone should know about

JODIE Turner-Smith made her debut as Anne Boleyn in a new Channel 5 drama series last night. Anne Boleyn explores the final months of Henry VIII’s…

Yes, there were black Tudors – and they lived fascinating lives Ahead of Channel 5s new Anne Boleyn drama, Dr Miranda Kaufmann examines the role people of African descent played in Tudor society 1 June 2021 • 5:00am Jodie Turner-Smith plays Anne Boleyn in Channel 5s new drama of the same name Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh / Fable / The Falen Falcon Ltd / ViacomCBS I am always exasperated by the uproar when a new historical drama comes out with a cast that isn’t solely white. A black nobleman ...

Turner-Smith previously said that Boleyn’s life resonated with her as a new mother, and that it was a story she could “relate to as a black woman … it shows how little has changed in terms of our desire to tear down powerful women”. She told the Guardian that “the idea that a woman with power is a threat or must be destroyed is nothing new and somehow it seems to never get old”. “Look at the last four years in America, and how certain politicians would speak a...

It is a bastion of female learning, an elite boarding school perched dramatically over the English Channel, that prides itself on nurturing the character of its girls as much as its enviable educational achievements. But Roedean’s reputation for gentility and decorum is now under threat because of a bitter squabble between its trustees and a group of former pupils that has – allegedly – spilled over into physical confrontation. At its core are said to be fears among some old girls that bo...