Why Henry VIII Was Proud of His Black Teeth #history #tudor

Black teeth were not always a problem. In Tudor England, they could be a status symbol. Sugar was extremely expensive, imported from distant colonies and enjoyed mainly by the wealthy. The more sweets you consumed, the more your teeth decayed and darkened. For rulers like Henry VIII, blackened teeth quietly signalled privilege and abundance. In […]

Black Tudors: Three Untold Stories

Dr Kaufmann tells the intriguing tales of three Africans living in Tudor England: a diver, a Moroccan woman and a porter. A lecture by Dr Miranda Kaufmann, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London 17 October 2019 6PM BST https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/black-tudors Dr Kaufmann tells the intriguing tales of three Africans living in Tudor England – Jacques […]