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A review by wanderlustsleeping
Black Tudors: The Untold Story by
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4.5 stars
I said this in a reading update, and I’m gonna say it again. I really hope more white readers (especially those who romanticize this time period) read this book.
The Tudor period is so romanticized and dramatized by so many, and so many people walk away with incorrect assumptions about people of color (namely, Africans) and their lives during this time period. Whether it be a book, tv show, or movie the time period excuse is always used when these mediums choose to show Africans as nothing but slaves. I’m thankful that everyone who reads this will have their assumptions challenged.
This book was entertaining, very informative, and as a black woman it made me proud and excited when reading these accounts.
The only negative is that 2 stories (out of 10) I found not to be too fascinating as they felt to drag on too long with contextual facts that are supposed to support the narrative of a particular African’s story, but seemed to go on too long of a tangent.
Also, I'm not too hyped a white woman wrote this as white women historically (and today) have been the biggest proponents of keeping black people (especially women) down, so a white women being one of the very few authors bringing this topic and truth about history to light makes me uncomfortable. In the future, I will be on the lookout for more works like this, and hopefully they will be written by black scholars.
I said this in a reading update, and I’m gonna say it again. I really hope more white readers (especially those who romanticize this time period) read this book.
The Tudor period is so romanticized and dramatized by so many, and so many people walk away with incorrect assumptions about people of color (namely, Africans) and their lives during this time period. Whether it be a book, tv show, or movie the time period excuse is always used when these mediums choose to show Africans as nothing but slaves. I’m thankful that everyone who reads this will have their assumptions challenged.
This book was entertaining, very informative, and as a black woman it made me proud and excited when reading these accounts.
The only negative is that 2 stories (out of 10) I found not to be too fascinating as they felt to drag on too long with contextual facts that are supposed to support the narrative of a particular African’s story, but seemed to go on too long of a tangent.
Also, I'm not too hyped a white woman wrote this as white women historically (and today) have been the biggest proponents of keeping black people (especially women) down, so a white women being one of the very few authors bringing this topic and truth about history to light makes me uncomfortable. In the future, I will be on the lookout for more works like this, and hopefully they will be written by black scholars.