Michael Ohajuru

Yes I use it in my presentation to show how not just the actual numbers and status of Mat 2 ‘kings’ aka ‘wise men’ aka ‘magi’ aka
‘astrologers’ aka ‘Zoroastrianism priests’ was unknown so was their gender as shown here. It’s on my radar to look deeper into this image

'Who is John Blanke?' really is a unique, stunning & interesting book - you'll love it!
It's published by Canbury Press and you can order it from their website, or from any bookshop (indies or chains).
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Thank @historianmemory.bsky.social for the kind words & your positivity !

A beautiful book received.
*Who is John Blanke?*
Thank you and congratulations!
@michaelohajuru.bsky.social
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John Blanke, Henry VIII’s Black Trumpeter, Petitions for a Back Dated Pay Increase Our next post in ‘The Voices of the People’ symposium (full programme here) is by Michael Ohajuru, an art historian with an interest in the history of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. Michael pro...

For more on John Blanke, a trumpeter at the court of Henry VIII, see Michael Ohajuru's post here:

manyheadedmonster.com/2015/07/27/j...