Filling in the Blankes: The Life of a Black Tudor

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John Blanke was a royal trumpeter in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and the first person of African descent in British history for whom written records and an identifiable portrait survive.

Sean Cunningham (Head of Medieval, Early Modern, Legal and Map Records) and Michael Ohajuru (Director of The John Blanke Project) take a closer look at records held by The National Archives to discuss John's life as a musician in the Tudor Court

Find out more about The John Blanke Project: https://www.johnblanke.com/

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