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Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain

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Immigration is one of the most important stories of modern British life, yet it has been happening since Caesar first landed in 53 BC. Ever since the first Roman, Saxon, Jute and Dane leaped off a boat we have been a mongrel nation. Our roots are a tangled web. From Huguenot weavers fleeing French Catholic persecution in the 18th century to South African dentists to Indian shopkeepers; from Jews in York in the 12th century to the Jamaican who came on board the Windrush in 1947. The first Indian MP was elected in 1892, Walter Tull, the first black football player played before WW1 ; in 1768 there were 20,000 black people in London . The 19th century brought huge numbers of Italians, Irish, Jews , Germans and Poles. This book draws all their stories together in a compelling narrative.

Language: English

Pages: 560

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2004

ISBN 13: 9780349115665

Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain

0/5 ( ratings)

Immigration is one of the most important stories of modern British life, yet it has been happening since Caesar first landed in 53 BC. Ever since the first Roman, Saxon, Jute and Dane leaped off a boat we have been a mongrel nation. Our roots are a tangled web. From Huguenot weavers fleeing French Catholic persecution in the 18th century to South African dentists to Indian shopkeepers; from Jews in York in the 12th century to the Jamaican who came on board the Windrush in 1947. The first Indian MP was elected in 1892, Walter Tull, the first black football player played before WW1 ; in 1768 there were 20,000 black people in London . The 19th century brought huge numbers of Italians, Irish, Jews , Germans and Poles. This book draws all their stories together in a compelling narrative.

Language: English

Pages: 560

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2004

ISBN 13: 9780349115665

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