People’s Book Prize Finalist. Dr. Onyeka Nubia goes beyond the classic interpretation of historical facts and events, painting a highly anticipated fresco of Tudor England and its African members of society.

Based on more than 10 years of solid research, over 250.000 documents and ground-breaking findings, Dr. Onyeka’s volume challenges the deeply held beliefs that Africans in the Tudor period automatically occupied the lowest positions in society, usually stigmatized as slaves, transient immigrants or dangerous strangers. This innovative approach according to which some Africans actually had important occupations and were employed by powerful people because of the skills they possessed sheds a new light on the presence, status and origins of this social category.

With no previous solid research on the topic, it is rather easy to ignore one essential aspect: many of the African individuals living in Tudor England were in fact born and raised in England. Which begs the question: What exactly does it mean to be English?

A truly insightful study on African origins and history, “Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and Origins” provokes the reader to think outside the well-known dogma and play with ideas which have never before been explored to their full potential.

Whether historian, history or political science student, or you simply have a keen interest in world, British or European history, you are invited to take a journey into the fascinating socio-cultural setting of Tudor England, as seen by a leading historian.

Author: Onyeka

United Kingdom, Great Britain

Published on 1 October 2013 by Narrative Eye Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 463 pages