Join us for an open day with the chance to connect with and reflect on the Church of England's Black History at the Archives.

This handbill makes a curiosity out of a young Black girl with the condition that today we call albinism, making her skin white and her hair blonde. We can be fairly confident that this handbill is referring to Amelia Newsham.

'The research by independent scholar Desirée Baptiste shows that George IV, who ruled for a decade until 1830, received profits from enslaved labour on Grenadian plantations – a finding that experts say heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery.' 1/3

Yesterday I officially became Dr Annabelle Gilmore at the University of Birmingham 🎉 Thank you to all the people who helped me along the way, especially my supervisors!

Thank you for having me! I had a great time and some very interesting discussions!

I will be talking all about my work in London for the British History in the Long 18th Century seminar series next month. How are histories of enslavement part of the history of some east Asian luxury objects? Come and find out www.history.ac.uk/events/i-sha...

Adding to my reading list. The effects of slavery continue to have an impact today and some still reap the benefits of that forced labour. Drax of Drax Hall by Paul Lashmar review – forensic exposé of a British dynasty built on slavery www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Check out my work in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society with Kristy Warren and Montaz Marché bit.ly/3Y6IdM3