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“Who the first inhabitants
of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure;
one must remember we are dealing with barbarians.”
Tacitus (c. 55–120), Roman historian.
As Tacitus reminds us, nobody really knows who the original inhabitants
of these islands are. Our history is a history of population movements,
followed by power struggles, regime changes and social upheaval.
As we celebrate Black History month in October, we scrutinise the
flow of people in and out of these islands from the Stone Age until
present day.
Learn about the Hillbillies in the Whitehouse in
our investigation of Scots-Irish emigration to America; or how a
little bit of the sun-kissed island of Barbados arrived on Reading.
Read about the Basque children fleeing the Fascist Franco regime
and how they ended up in Southampton; or the Welsh speakers that
survive to this day in furthest-flung Patagonia, at the southern
extremity of the Americas. Finally, discover the Dark Age Irish
invaders who put the Scot in Scotland?
Once you’ve read all 60 of the features,
watched try visiting the Interact section to chat to other history
enthusiasts, or publish your own features on the subject of Immigration
and Emigration.
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