“africans have been starved of historical figures from their own lands that they can look up to”

Danny Bird Your book opens with the story of a woman named Solitude on Guadaloupe. Why did you choose to start with her and what can she tell us about the wider history of resistance among enslaved pe

Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and ...

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I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...

Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities