Muslim African slaves in America
Muslim African slaves in America had a different status to non-Muslim slaves often being put in supervisory roles and regarded as more cultivated
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Victorian movies from the 19th century!
The idea of Victorian movies may seem weird – people in the 19th century able to watch films – and yet it actually happened! We’ve grown up with TV and film so the idea of living in a world were there are no recorded motion pictures would seem bizarre – even more so with our…
Was Jesus blond or not?
Jesus is often portrayed as blond and blue-eyed even though he came from the Middle East so Tony McMahon sets out to discover why
The First World War – by Peter Jackson
Beardy History blogger Tony McMahon look at They Shall Not Grow Old – a movie about the First World War from director Peter Jackson
Roman slavery and American slavery – how were they different?
What was the difference between Roman and American slavery in practice?