A note on the evidence for African migrants in Bronze Age–Medieval Britain — new post :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/05/a-note-on-evidence-for-african-migrants.html …pic.twitter.com/lnldjbZaKI
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Mahumet's duel was w/ John de Merleberge=Marlborough, Wiltshire; fwiw, a Theobald, son of Mahumet, is also recorded from E13thC Hampshire...
Another Mahomet (Muhammad) recorded 1327, when Edward III issued him+6 others a pardon at Newton-on-Ouse, Yorks, for 'offenses in Ireland'
Re: these names, worth noting again al-Idrisi's knowledge of southern+eastern Britain & dinars in L11/12thC England:https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/719248330472230913 …
Al-Idrisi in 12thC on Hastings: 'a town of large extent+many inhabitants, flourishing+handsome, having markets, workpeople & rich merchants'
Abu'l-Fida on Britain from his E14thC Geography, based on 13thC work of Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (trans. Dunlop, 1957)pic.twitter.com/yngi0Nwf5h
A final bit from Sa'id al-Maghribi in the 13thC, describing the transport of tin from England to Alexandria...pic.twitter.com/5HnKFQa2WL
Same route since the [Late?] Bronze Age
Def one of routes, though in Late Bronze Age/Iron Age etc Straits of Gibraltar almost certainly a route too :)
Incidentally, image is Oxford MS Pococke 375's version of al-Idrisi's wonderful 12thC Arabic map of southern England http://bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk:8180/luna/servlet/s/0294d8 …
L13th/E14thC version of above image—al-Idrisi's 12thC map of S.England+France (South at top) http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b6000547t/f570.item …pic.twitter.com/0HAb5hApFt
According to Walter Map in the 12thC, King Henry II of England (d.1189) knew Arabic (via https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0RNbAAAAMAAJ …)pic.twitter.com/Na02AfoJfG
'The Saracen mercenaries of Richard I', F.M. Powicke—Richard said to have 120 in his employ! https://archive.org/stream/scottishhistoric08edinuoft#page/104/mode/2up …pic.twitter.com/pZrnM6OcvW
Interestingly, would appear that Henry II also had Saracen mercenaries in his employ in the 1180s: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~prosop/prosopon/issue11-1.pdf … (p.1 & fn.3)
Just 7 pp & very interesting.
Agreed, fascinating piece! :)
Very interesting thread. Thanks.
my pleasure, glad you like :)
Quick addition from England’s Immigrants 1330-1550: 3 'Indians' recorded from 15thC England https://www.englandsimmigrants.com/search/results?originRegionCombined_untouched_facet=%27India%27&page=1&col1=name&col2=nationality&col3=residence&col4=date&col5=origin&esSort=col1&esSortDir=asc …pic.twitter.com/KxzDjBM0vg
The other 2 ppl noted as from 'India' are Antonia & Benedictus Calaman, a wife+husband living in Bishopsgate ward, London, in 1483.
Sweet! Obviously it's impossible to find out if they were actually from India, right?
Yes, afraid so---although if we knew where their graves were we might stand a chance e.g.https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/606789792559452160 …
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