
Ottobah Cugoano (c1757 – c1791)
Ottobah Cugoano also known as Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, was an ex enslaved person who became free. He was captured at the age of 13 in
Ottobah Cugoano also known as Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, was an ex enslaved person who became free. He was captured at the age of 13 in
Abolitionist, writer and composer. Born on a slave ship, Ignatius was originally enslaved by the Spanish. At the age of 2 he was given by
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When Westminster Guide Jonathan Grun popped into the National Portrait Gallery to renew an old acquaintance, he discovered that his old friend had disappeared. Now
From the start a desirable area to live, St James’s was close to both the royal palace and Westminster and so handy both for courtiers and politicians. But how did Henry Jermyn get his hands on what had been St James’s fields?
Mark Lubienski shines a light onto the secret world of the cryptanalysts whose wartime successes in deciphering Nazi communications inspired the film the Imitation Game
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