Books by Miranda Kaufmann
Black Tudors: The Untold Story
by Miranda Kaufmann
***Shortlisted for the 2018 Wolfson History Prize***
In his book, Black and British, historian David Olusoga decries the absence of Black people in his history lessons growing up. If his book seeks to remedy that absence over a couple of millennia, Miranda Kaufmann’s book, Black Tudors, looks at one period in particular, Tudor England. This is the era before the slave trade got going in Britain, and the pseudo-scientific theories of race of the Victorian era cast their long shadow. As she writes, “Tudors were far more likely to judge a new acquaintance by his or her religion and social class than by where they were born or the colour of their skin, though these categories did on occasion intersect.” The book is a series of portraits of individuals, so is quite easy to dip in and out of.
Interviews where books by Miranda Kaufmann were recommended
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Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
by Robert Bickers -
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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
by Lindsey Fitzharris -
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A Deadly Legacy: German Jews and the Great War
by Tim Grady -
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Black Tudors: The Untold Story
by Miranda Kaufmann -
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Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation
by Peter Marshall -
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Heligoland: Britain, Germany, and the Struggle for the North Sea
by Jan Rüger
The Best History Books: the 2018 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Carole Hillenbrand
The Best History Books: the 2018 Wolfson Prize shortlist, recommended by Carole Hillenbrand
Which were the best history books published this past year? Each year, the UK’s Wolfson Prize tries to sort through the hundreds of history books that are published to find outstanding books that are both important and readable. Wolfson Prize judge Carole Hillenbrand introduces the six books that made 2018 shortlist.
