Dr Miranda Kaufmann

Sorry but for me it will always be 1995!

This is fascinating, I hope I can come and see the exhibition! One of the heiresses in my new book who married the son of a Scottish Earl, was of similar ancestry to Miss Lambe, from Jamaica…

Harewood House reveals portrait of unique Jane Austen character Sanditon's Miss Lambe is the only Austen character 'explicitly of African descent'.

Thrilled that the story of Lela Harris’s stunning portrait of Miss Lambe from #Sanditon has made it to the BBC news. You can read more about her incredible work and how my research on the Lady’s Magazine, fashion plates and Austen intersect with it here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you!

Today, 1 August is Emancipation Day, the day when in 1834 enslavement was ‘abolished’ across the British Empire… it took a further 4 years in 1838 for ‘full freedom’.

It’s also a reminder that whilst the former slave owners were given ‘compensation’ by the British government

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Grateful to Gideon Rachman for these words about #Empireworld in the FT's guide to summer reading, over the weekend. I'll be speaking about it at the @southbankcentre on Sunday July 14th, as part of its You Belong Here festival. Tickets available. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/lit...

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Early Modern Source Editions Teaching early modern European history is a joy. And introducing students to a diversity of sources from across the Continent is a joy. But finding those sources can be a bit of a headache… I…

Since @onslies.bsky.social went to the trouble to compile this thorough list of #earlymodern published primary sources, it should be more widely known: liesbethcorens.wordpress.com/2019/12/13/e...
And @sharonhoward.bsky.social has this page for online resources: earlymodernweb.org/resources/

Thank you. I really enjoyed a talk you gave at the University of Chester a few years ago!

My new book, Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery, out 4th September! I’m delighted to announce that my new book,  Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery , is being published on 4th September by Oneworld in the UK and 7th October by Pegasus in the...

Yay! Congrats. My new book, #Heiresses, hot on your heels, also features women, wealth & power though I’ve confined myself to only a couple of centuries. 😂 www.mirandakaufmann.com/blog/my-new-...

Slavery, Decoloniality, and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Rachael Scally draws out the legacies of slavery of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and what it means for the decolonisation of Scotland's healthcare institutions.

Tomorrow Edinburgh Festival Fringe begins, a month long celebration of the arts.

Rachael Scally's article reveals the legacies of slavery in one of the festival's key venues, the Royal Infirmary (now the Edinburgh Futures Institute).

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Lots of synergies I’m sure

Last day for this great deal from Waterstones - Get 25% OFF using code SUMMER25 when you pre-order my new book #Heiresses (and many other titles!) before midnight Thursday 31st July.
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This was a powerful and memorable event. Watch now!

Congratulations!

Kids’ Summer holiday reading sorted. ✅

Ooh thank you! Any callous women in your own research?

Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean by Miranda Kaufmann This robust chronicle from historian Kaufman (Black Tudors) excavates the lives of nine female British enslavers. In the popular...

Absolutely delighted with review of #Heiresses in @publisherswkly.bsky.social:
“female enslavers were just as callous as their male counterparts”…”she frequently leaves her subjects in their mansions to dive into the history of…enslaved people” www.publishersweekly.com/9781639368297

Ooh looking forward to this! Any women featured?

Manchester’s Royal Exchange rooted in slavery and colonialism, research reveals Links to enslavement, exploitation and opium make it ‘one of most important locations in history of global capitalism’

Great to see coverage of work by some of Manchester's most engaged students in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

For the full essays by Destinie Reynolds, Beth Carson, Moleka Newman, Aimee Eggington and Aashe Singh: www.royalexchange.co.uk/visit-eat-dr...

Highly recommend- I’m looking forward to doing some joint events with @malikalnasir.bsky.social in the autumn…

Like your style! Would have liked a Waterstones template with all the new books (or at least those of my fellow #skystorians) so I could post that!

It would be fascinating to be able to trace in more detail how and when African people go from being beneficiaries of wills to being bequeathed (and of course later, references to manumission).

You seem to have misunderstood me. I’m referring to wills where Africans were left money and goods NOT treated as property themselves. See #BlackTudors pp.256-258

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Great deal from @waterstones.bsky.social - Get 25% OFF using code SUMMER25 when you pre-order my new book #Heiresses (and many other titles!) between now and Thursday 31st July.
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I also have refs to some interesting 16th/early 17th wills leaving legacies to African people - @sophiemerrix.bsky.social may have some too.

Henry Jetto - Wikipedia

You’re welcome. Does your project include probate inventories too? Also hope you can include the will of Henry Jetto, first known one made by a Black person in England: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J...