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History Forum / General / British History / December 2003Why is Queen Philippa on a list of black Britons?
There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her name was on it. Why is this? She certainly doesn't look black here: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/9329/woman7.html and I don't think Belgium is in Africa, so? Doug >> and I don't think Belgium is in Africa, so? Sarf of 'Astings though, innit. Surreyman >>> and I don't think Belgium is in Africa, so? >> > Sarf of 'Astings though, innit. > > Surreyman Not entirely. Some of it is North of Maidstone. You a Taxi Driver? -- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply >There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her name >was on it. Why is this? She certainly doesn't look black here: >http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/9329/woman7.html From Bishop Stapleton's report to Edward II: "... she is brown of skin all over, and much like her father ..." so there's contemporary testimony to her being noticeably dark. Exactly how dark brown is is questionable, though - she was of Iberian descent, so may have Moorish ancestry, but Moors aren't really *black* by any normal standards. I would guess that the real reason is that someone wanted to come up with as long a list of black Britons as possible, and shoehorned everyone they could in. The same reasoning which makes people claim Hannibal and Cleopatra as black. Pete Barrett > >There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her name > >was on it. Why is this? She certainly doesn't look black here: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > everyone they could in. The same reasoning which makes people claim > Hannibal and Cleopatra as black. Shades of this thread from last year... http://tinyurl.com/3hzvr Season's best to one and all Cheers Clive >>There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her name >>was on it. Why is this? She certainly doesn't look black here: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >everyone they could in. The same reasoning which makes people claim >Hannibal and Cleopatra as black. I'm surprised they don't go for Charles II: "a black man above two yards high".  SignatureDon Aitken Mail to the addresses given in the headers is no longer being read. To mail me, substitute "clara.co.uk" for "freeuk.com". > >>There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her name > >>was on it. Why is this? She certainly doesn't look black here: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I'm surprised they don't go for Charles II: "a black man above two > yards high". Nothing to do with her being the mother of the Black Prince then? >>>>There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Nothing to do with her being the mother of the Black Prince then? They couldn't have been that stupid, could they? Gosh, I shudder to think about it... The Black Prince being my hero, and all.... Cheers, Sheila |
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