Reimag(In)ing The Victorians
Open at Lakeside Arts Reimag(in)ing the Victorians features sculptures, paintings, film and photography by leading artists who take inspiration from…
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Black Victorians in Leigh and Wigan
Celebrate the stories of locals lives with this local history talk with Archives: Wigan & Leigh and Brian…
Rethinking the Lives of Black Victorians
Discover stories of the Black British population and their lives within Victorian Britain. Even in recent years,…
Black Victorians, Dr Kathleen Chater
In the nineteenth century Black people came to London from all over the world. They were entertainers, artists’…
Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge is proud to present Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition, an exhibition that tells…
Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition
Drawing on new research, Rise Up tells the multifaceted story of the fight to end transatlantic slavery, its…
2025: Exhibitions at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition 21 February – 1 June 2025 Drawing on new research, Rise Up tells…
From Enslavement to Royal Court: The Remarkable Journey of Sara Forbes Bonetta
Some people from the past lived lives so unlikely that even when the documentary evidence is in front…
An Ode to Black Women in the UK: A Legacy of Resilience and Influence
Before Britain’s more recognised epochs, Black women were already leaving their mark on its soil. Roman Britain wasn’t…
Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History
Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community – some prosperous citizens, some newly freed slaves. Their…
Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History
Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community – some prosperous citizens, some newly freed slaves. Their…
Empowering Change: A Conversation with Clarissa Angus, Championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at The National Archives
Q: Which sisters do you salute? A: I could go on forever about the sisters I salute. There…
Mary Seacole: My Inalienable Right To Self-Identify
Mary Seacole: My Inalienable Right To Self-Identify By Ziggi Alexander How does a woman with a recently unearthed…
The Importance Of Being Earnest
2021 Sir Peter Hall Directors Award-winner, Denzel Westley-Sanderson breathes fresh new life into Wilde’s sharpest and wittiest comedy: The Importance of Being Earnest….
How Black Lives Matter makes Black Culture Matter
How the Black Lives Matter movement has impacted, enlivened and refocused the debate on repatriating stolen African treasures…
Born Of Good Intentions: Black Victorian Children In A Barnardo’s Home
In 1866 Dr Thomas John Barnardo set up his first ragged school. This was a free school for…
Maureen Roberts “Come le’ We Talk”
This is a list of 30 heritage institutions in London that you should know about and visit because…
Whose history is it anyway
The same year saw riots in Chapeltown, Leeds and the election of three Members of Parliament of African…