Imagine the black Tudor trumpeter A contemporary Art and Archive project celebrating John Blanke the Black trumpeter to courts of Henry VII & Henry VIII.
London, England
Joined October 2015
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@WhoisJohnBlanke? is officially published now!
Thanks to all who backed, shared, and believed!
Let’s bring #JohnBlanke ’s story back into the heart of #BritishHistory.
Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/john…
#WhoIsJohnBlanke #BlackBritishHistory #LetsMakeHistory #TudorHistory
So sad to read that Prof Sydney Anglo has passed. He was the man who made the connection between the archives & the art to bring #JohnBlanke back to life after 500yrs buried in the records. He was gracious & so modest. He contributed to #JohnBlankeProject johnblanke.com/sydney-anglo.…
Filmed with @PatersonJoseph @Nay_Landell for Sancho Draws a Blanke, part of @MappingBlkLondon’s schools project. 3-minute video took 4+ hours to shoot—but I learned much about acting, staging & the craft of bringing Black history to life on screen. johnblanke.com/blog/mapping-…
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And you never ever see this happening to a rich white kid, do you?
Just pure racist thuggery by born losers who can’t and won’t ever succeed at life, who decide to join the police to make themselves feel better in their loser life by beating up black kids.
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♥️Thank you!♥️ @WhoIsJohnBlanke – at Lambeth, London
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Summer 2025 @ImageOfTheBlack in London Galleries founded 2010 celebrates 15yrs over 1,000 attendees review comments • uplifting • revealing • eye-opening • immersive • powerful • evocative • memorable @Tate @WallaceMuseum @NationalGallery Book now eventbrite.com/cc/image-of-t…
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@michael1952 Lovely to sit behind you at the Steve McQueen, Gary Younge event last Friday. Fascinated by The John Blanke Project. Will be going out to buy the book next week. But even more interested in Francis Williams
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@HackneyAbbott it was my pleasure to have been in conversation delighted to read you'll be buying @WhoIsJohnBlanke? & like you I see #FrancisWilliams as even more significant figure in #BlackBritishHistory #Enlightenment #Culture #Science #Mathematics #18thCenturyRacism #Polymath
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📢 ON THURSDAY: Join @michael1952 as he introduces the @WhoIsJohnBlanke project in the third #AutumnArtLecture
John Blanke was the first person of Black African descent in British history for whom we have a record & image
📌 Wills Memorial
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🔗 bit.ly/3XZSGr7
In “Ignatius Sancho and John Blanke: A Surprising Revelation” meet in an 18thC tavern a one-act play. They discuss music voting & progress. Written by @ChatGPT directed by #PatersonJoseph #BlackBritishHistory #BlackTheatre @WhoIsJohnBlanke #1511 #1729
johnblanke.com/blog1/igantiu…
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#AngelineMorrison @angelcakepie imagined John Blanke as an impressive, glamorous, flamboyant and intensely talented presence… bit.ly/JBP_Angeline_Morrison #JohnBlankeArtist #BlackBritishHistory #BlackBritishArt
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New on Schools hub for our #SixLives exhibition! 👑
Explore this @NPGLondon portrait of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and final queen, and a highly capable ruler who influenced religion, politics and the arts. ⬇️
npg.org.uk/schools-hub/kathe…
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Thankfully the team over at @WhoIsJohnBlanke are not only capturing history of African contribution to music, but putting it into every secondary school- our Tudor history & England’s historical diversity during HenryVIII & the later reign of #QueenElizabeth1st is a fact.
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We have a NEW WEBSITE! Visit justicetohistory.org
News, enquiries and publications! Free downloads of enquiries and of our 2016 book: Doing Justice to History.
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The Sorrow Songs Band led by @CohenKilcoyne perform sea shanty A Long Time Ago, at the book launch of Billy Waters is Dancing by @marylshannon - celebrating the spirit of #BillyWaters #BlackHistoryIsBritishHistory
Great to see #JohnBlanke on the BBC last night on @BBCLater
@MykaellRiley on the BBC talking about @britishlibrary Exhibition #BeyondTheBassLine @WhoIsJohnBlanke aka #JohnBlanke gets a shout out....
bbc.co.uk/.../later-with-joo…... FF 7:25
#Culture is not an industry its as "essential as health, education, social services, essential infrastructure, food systems and housing" Justin O'Connor in "Culture is not an Industry" #TheArtsMatter #CultureIsWhoWeAre
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We sold out yesterday but owing to enthusiastic demand we have released more tickets! Great to see the topic resonating with so many people. Looking forward to our discussions!
FREE @OpenUniversity Online Workshop ‘Slavery, the Industrial Revolution, & Public History’ 28 May 2024
Talks
@pathudson48 & Maxine Berg
@corinne_fowler
@SeymourSusanne
@LegacyMakerUK
@brightideasnott
@ktbellers
@ucl_cslbs
@Justice2History
Book
eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-…
