Although people of African descent have been in the UK for at least 2,000 years, 16th-century trumpeter John Blanke is thought to be the first Black Briton to have an image of him recorded. The 60 ...

An introduction to John Blanke and the John Blanke Project. John Blanke was the Black trumpeter to the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, the first person of Black African descent in British history ...

Musician was one of the first people of African descent to have visual and written record in Britain He is the most famous Black person from the Tudor era, a court trumpeter who performed at important ...

The Walker Art Gallery is set to share the story of one of the first people of African descent in British history to have both a visual and written record. The life of John Blanke, court trumpeter to ...

It’s an extraordinary list... ranging from 21st century household names to little- known figures from history. But what the stories of these 100 Great Black Britons show, is their considerable and ...

Inspired by the first person of African descent in British history for whom we have both an image and a record, culture historian Ohajuru invited more than 100 artists and historians to imagine Tudor ...

Lucie Skeaping uncovers the life of John Blanke, King Henry VIII's black trumpet player, in conversation with expert on diversity in Tudor England, Dr Onyeka Nubia. Show more John Blanke was a trumpet ...

John Blanke was a trumpet player of African descent employed by the English Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII in the early 1500s. He's the only black person of the Tudor period for whom we have both a ...