Black Tudors: Africans in Renaissance England

Eastbury Manor House
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This event ended on Wednesday 14th of October 2015
Admission
£7
Venue Information
Eastbury Manor House
Eastbury Square, Barking, IG11 9SN
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Upney 0.29 miles

Explore the lives of over 300 Africans living in Tudor England, including John Blanke, Henry VIII's black trumpeter, Resonable Blackman the silk weaver, and Mary Phyllis, a Moroccan basket-weaver's daughter.

Dr Miranda Kaufmann will talk about her research and explain how they arrived here, what occupations and relationships they had and how they were treated by the church, the law courts and the other inhabitants.

£7 entry per person, which includes a glass of wine.

To book a ticket, please contact: 0208 227 2331

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