JohnBlankeProject

Imagine the black Tudor trumpeter

A contemporary Art and Archive project celebrating John Blanke the Black trumpeter to courts of Henry VII & Henry VIII.

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@WhoisJohnBlanke? is officially published now!
Thanks to all who backed, shared, and believed!
Let’s bring #JohnBlanke ’s story back into the heart of #BritishHistory.
Get your copy: https://t.co/HpKmkYoGUu
#WhoIsJohnBlanke #BlackBritishHistory #LetsMakeHistory #TudorHistory

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

So sad to read that Prof Sydney Anglo has passed. He was the man who made the connection between the archives & the art to bring #JohnBlanke back to life after 500yrs buried in the records. He was gracious & so modest. He contributed to #JohnBlankeProject https://t.co/La2SIHEyzL

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@DrViolentiae So sad to hear that Prof Sydney Anglo has passed. He was the man who made the connection between the archives & the art to bring #JohnBlanke back to life after 500yrs buried in the records.He was gracious & so modest, a lovely man and for me a great historian. He'll be missed.

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

Filmed with @PatersonJoseph @Nay_Landell for Sancho Draws a Blanke, part of @MappingBlkLondon’s schools project. 3-minute video took 4+ hours to shoot—but I learned much about acting, staging & the craft of bringing Black history to life on screen. https://t.co/AjFtJhMOS4

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@angelcakepie @bbcproms Bon voyage !

[Football Confidential 🌐 @footballconfid1]

@DailyLoud And you never ever see this happening to a rich white kid, do you?

Just pure racist thuggery by born losers who can’t and won’t ever succeed at life, who decide to join the police to make themselves feel better in their loser life by beating up black kids.

[Heart In Art UK @HeartInArt_UK]

♥️Thank you!♥️ @WhoIsJohnBlanke

[IBLG @ImageOfTheBlack]

Summer 2025 @ImageOfTheBlack in London Galleries founded 2010 celebrates 15yrs over 1,000 attendees review comments • uplifting • revealing • eye-opening • immersive • powerful • evocative • memorable @Tate @WallaceMuseum @NationalGallery Book now https://t.co/NWFYL4tTOr

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@TheRestHistory always enjoy your show, listening to Golden Age of Japan excellent but surprised to hear you belive this is the earliest known literature suggest you check out Egyptian Literature https://t.co/bUhyppevqx.
Which predates Japanese by at least 10 centuries

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@greatspeechco It’s on Amazon or direct from @CanburyPress - love to know what you think of it !

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@WhoisJohnBlanke? is officially published now!
Thanks to all who backed, shared, and believed!
Let’s bring #JohnBlanke ’s story back into the heart of #BritishHistory.
Get your copy: https://t.co/HpKmkYoGUu
#WhoIsJohnBlanke #BlackBritishHistory #LetsMakeHistory #TudorHistory

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

@michael1952 Lovely to sit behind you at the Steve McQueen, Gary Younge event last Friday. Fascinated by The John Blanke Project. Will be going out to buy the book next week. But even more interested in Francis Williams

[Michael I. Ohajuru DUniv, FRSA @michael1952]

@HackneyAbbott @HackneyAbbott it was my pleasure to have been in conversation delighted to read you'll be buying @WhoIsJohnBlanke? & like you I see #FrancisWilliams as even more significant figure in #BlackBritishHistory #Enlightenment #Culture #Science #Mathematics #18thCenturyRacism #Polymath

[Arts Matter Bristol @UoBArtsMatter]

📢 ON THURSDAY: Join @michael1952 as he introduces the @WhoIsJohnBlanke project in the third #AutumnArtLecture

John Blanke was the first person of Black African descent in British history for whom we have a record & image

📌 Wills Memorial
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🔗 https://t.co/kIxnwKdjfV

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@SueBursztynski @MirandaKaufmann @NotJustTudors @sixteenthCgirl @michael1952 @stevenveerapen Yes! He’s written for #JohnBlanke
Project https://t.co/RQ6GJL0bs9

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

#JohnBlanke at last in a performance written by #ChatGPT with @ignatius_sancho ...#Unmissable

[Michael I. Ohajuru DUniv, FRSA @michael1952]

In “Ignatius Sancho and John Blanke: A Surprising Revelation” meet in an 18thC tavern a one-act play. They discuss music voting & progress. Written by @ChatGPT directed by #PatersonJoseph #BlackBritishHistory #BlackTheatre @WhoIsJohnBlanke #1511 #1729
https://t.co/2OtxynlWI7

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

@ignatius_sancho @38degrees signed & shared

[Paterson Joseph @ignatius_sancho]

I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too?
https://t.co/tri4dzwXbC via @38degrees

[JohnBlankeProject @WhoIsJohnBlanke]

#AngelineMorrison @angelcakepie imagined John Blanke as an impressive, glamorous, flamboyant and intensely talented presence… https://t.co/chrjGytNbg #JohnBlankeArtist #BlackBritishHistory #BlackBritishArt

[NPG Schools @NPGSchools]

New on Schools hub for our #SixLives exhibition! 👑

Explore this @NPGLondon portrait of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and final queen, and a highly capable ruler who influenced religion, politics and the arts. ⬇️

https://t.co/67nDBkLCrs

[Alexandra Naa Aduwah Lyyli Ankrah🇬🇧🇬🇭🇫🇮 @cheamfields]

@Joe__Bassey Thankfully the team over at @WhoIsJohnBlanke are not only capturing history of African contribution to music, but putting it into every secondary school- our Tudor history & England’s historical diversity during HenryVIII & the later reign of #QueenElizabeth1st is a fact.