Matthew Taylor, author of "Black Redcoats"
@blackredcoats.bsky.social
Historian & presenter bringing a fabulous tale of adventure & liberation to light.
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An exciting future for "Black Redcoats" beckons! A Prof who read my book will supervise turning it into a PhD & I have been offered support from people impressed by my work ... but I need your help! If you can, please support this effort to carry Black History even further forward! #History
Oh aye, let's just go and aggravate the Americans when I don't even have an anti-Delta Force insurance plan. #History
🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨
🌾🪶 Beyond burning capitals and battlefield glory lies tragedy—the Native Americans who lost everything after 1812. @blackredcoats.bsky.social joins History Rage to rage against the myths and tell the story America avoids.
🎧 Full episode 👉 pod.fo/e/3725c0
#WarOf1812
🌾🪶 Beyond burning capitals and battlefield glory lies tragedy—the Native Americans who lost everything after 1812. @blackredcoats.bsky.social joins History Rage to rage against the myths and tell the story America avoids.
🎧 Full episode 👉 pod.fo/e/3725c0
#WarOf1812
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Oh aye, let's just go and aggravate the Americans when I don't even have an anti-Delta Force insurance plan. #History
Come and listen to be *very uncomplimentary* about the United States at just the moment I may have to consider helicopter-proofing my garden! #History #Politics #Currentevents
🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🔥🎙️ What if everything you think you know about 1812 is wrong? @blackredcoats.bsky.social joins Paul Bavill on History Rage to explode myths, uncover hidden histories, and spotlight the African Americans who fought for freedom.
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Come and listen to be *very uncomplimentary* about the United States at just the moment I may have to consider helicopter-proofing my garden! #History #Politics #Currentevents
Here we are, an official US govt post containing a dogwhistle to the US right-wing's mythologised version of #Rhodesia, the British colony that went rogue rather than give black people rights.
The 2015 #Charleston Church shooter wore a Rhodesian flag on a jacket.
Not shocked, but sick. #History
The 2015 #Charleston Church shooter wore a Rhodesian flag on a jacket.
Not shocked, but sick. #History
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Here we are, an official US govt post containing a dogwhistle to the US right-wing's mythologised version of #Rhodesia, the British colony that went rogue rather than give black people rights.
The 2015 #Charleston Church shooter wore a Rhodesian flag on a jacket.
Not shocked, but sick. #History
The 2015 #Charleston Church shooter wore a Rhodesian flag on a jacket.
Not shocked, but sick. #History
Reading "West African Way" about 5th Gold Coast Regt (#Ghana) in #WW2, they're fighting after building 73 miles of road thru #Burma jungle. A full pan- #african event, with #Gambia troops first engaging, followed by #Nigeria w/support fire from #SierraLeone #History @historybowsh.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Reading "West African Way" about 5th Gold Coast Regt (#Ghana) in #WW2, they're fighting after building 73 miles of road thru #Burma jungle. A full pan- #african event, with #Gambia troops first engaging, followed by #Nigeria w/support fire from #SierraLeone #History @historybowsh.bsky.social
Reposted by Matthew Taylor, author of "Black Redcoats"
Re-enacting Memory: from PBS War of 1812 film shoot, 2010
December 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Re-enacting Memory: from PBS War of 1812 film shoot, 2010
#ww2 #Burma, 1944. Bearded chap is Brg Ricketts, CO West #African Frontier Force and is an unknown soldier from #Nigeria.
3rd West African Division was all-Nigerian, 6th, 7th, & 12 Bt. 🇳🇬 Regt inc 3 Engineers and 3 Field Ambulance.
Part of the #chindits @historybowsh.bsky.social
3rd West African Division was all-Nigerian, 6th, 7th, & 12 Bt. 🇳🇬 Regt inc 3 Engineers and 3 Field Ambulance.
Part of the #chindits @historybowsh.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Via @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social - 19 Dec 1945, Viceroy of #India Wavell awards a posthumous Victoria Cross #VC to the widow an Indian Army soldier.
Her husband was a British hero & she is wearing a #burka.
13/30 Indian VCs were posthumous in #WW2. #History #Burma
@historybowsh.bsky.social
Her husband was a British hero & she is wearing a #burka.
13/30 Indian VCs were posthumous in #WW2. #History #Burma
@historybowsh.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Via @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social - 19 Dec 1945, Viceroy of #India Wavell awards a posthumous Victoria Cross #VC to the widow an Indian Army soldier.
Her husband was a British hero & she is wearing a #burka.
13/30 Indian VCs were posthumous in #WW2. #History #Burma
@historybowsh.bsky.social
Her husband was a British hero & she is wearing a #burka.
13/30 Indian VCs were posthumous in #WW2. #History #Burma
@historybowsh.bsky.social
One for you @zwhitehistory.bsky.social & other #Napoleonic history fans. A fantastic discussion about our favourite French antagonist on @thisguysucked.com
open.spotify.com/episode/7N1F...
open.spotify.com/episode/7N1F...
Napoleon Bonaparte (redux) with Marlene Daut
open.spotify.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
One for you @zwhitehistory.bsky.social & other #Napoleonic history fans. A fantastic discussion about our favourite French antagonist on @thisguysucked.com
open.spotify.com/episode/7N1F...
open.spotify.com/episode/7N1F...
In 1909, during the State Opening of Parliament, suffragette Muriel Matters boarded an airship intending to "bomb" Parliament with 'votes for women' leaflets.
In 1939, she reminisced about her aerial adventure:
bbc.co.uk/videos/c88zz...
#history #womenshistory #HERstory
In 1939, she reminisced about her aerial adventure:
bbc.co.uk/videos/c88zz...
#history #womenshistory #HERstory
BBC Archive 1939: Scrapbook for 1909 - Muriel Matters
Muriel Matters, who boarded an airship to drop leaflets over the Houses of Parliament recalls her experience in an extract from her review of 1909. Recorded in 1939.
bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In 1909, during the State Opening of Parliament, suffragette Muriel Matters boarded an airship intending to "bomb" Parliament with 'votes for women' leaflets.
In 1939, she reminisced about her aerial adventure:
bbc.co.uk/videos/c88zz...
#history #womenshistory #HERstory
In 1939, she reminisced about her aerial adventure:
bbc.co.uk/videos/c88zz...
#history #womenshistory #HERstory
Had a fun couple of days sending @uclpress.bsky.social 's "Teaching Slavery: New approaches to Britain's colonial past" (by @abdulmohamud.bsky.social & others!) to teacher & headteacher friends of mine. #History #teaching #education
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Had a fun couple of days sending @uclpress.bsky.social 's "Teaching Slavery: New approaches to Britain's colonial past" (by @abdulmohamud.bsky.social & others!) to teacher & headteacher friends of mine. #History #teaching #education
Love #Sport, Love #Boxing, Love #History?
Donate for a plaque remembering two great 19th Century Boxers at the site of their #pub - right where The National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square today!
Be part of bringing history back into the fabric of today!
Donate for a plaque remembering two great 19th Century Boxers at the site of their #pub - right where The National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square today!
Be part of bringing history back into the fabric of today!
Donate to Blue Plaque to honour Bill Richmond and Tom Molyneaux, organized by Black History Walks
200 years ago African-Americans, Bill Richmond and Tom Moline… Black History Walks needs your support for Blue Plaque to honour Bill Richmond and Tom Molyneaux
www.gofundme.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Was delighted (if terrified) to write this list for @societyarmy.bsky.social but very glad for the chance to big up the amazing work of Dale Cox! (And my own everlasting love of alternate history novels.) #History #BooksWorthReading #alternatehistory
In our next round of booklist recommendations, @blackredcoats.bsky.social offers a selection that covers both the classic and the obscure, and asks what we can learn from considering the histories of what might have been: www.sahr.org.uk/view-book-li...
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Was delighted (if terrified) to write this list for @societyarmy.bsky.social but very glad for the chance to big up the amazing work of Dale Cox! (And my own everlasting love of alternate history novels.) #History #BooksWorthReading #alternatehistory
@theresthistory.bsky.social & @empirepoduk.bsky.social I highly recommend you look into "Teaching Slavery: New approaches to Britain's colonial past" from @uclpress.bsky.social (they've made it free!) & get in some of the great authors to talk about it. #History
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
@theresthistory.bsky.social & @empirepoduk.bsky.social I highly recommend you look into "Teaching Slavery: New approaches to Britain's colonial past" from @uclpress.bsky.social (they've made it free!) & get in some of the great authors to talk about it. #History
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Had a great evening at @ucl.ac.uk celebrating the launch of @uclpress.bsky.social's amazing "Teaching Slavery" resource wrote by @abdulmohamud.bsky.social, Robin Whitburn, Katie Donington & Nick Draper. Essential reading. #History
IT'S A FREE PDF!
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
IT'S A FREE PDF!
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Teaching Slavery
Teaching Slavery offers ground-breaking research and practical guidance for teaching Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Combining historical analysis with classroom strategies, it equips educato...
uclpress.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Had a great evening at @ucl.ac.uk celebrating the launch of @uclpress.bsky.social's amazing "Teaching Slavery" resource wrote by @abdulmohamud.bsky.social, Robin Whitburn, Katie Donington & Nick Draper. Essential reading. #History
IT'S A FREE PDF!
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
IT'S A FREE PDF!
uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...
Here's a story from the 9 Feb 1943 #NewYork World-Telegram that literally demands historical investigation.
Whatever became of you, Adolf Hitler Mittel?
#History #WW2 #newspapers
Whatever became of you, Adolf Hitler Mittel?
#History #WW2 #newspapers
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here's a story from the 9 Feb 1943 #NewYork World-Telegram that literally demands historical investigation.
Whatever became of you, Adolf Hitler Mittel?
#History #WW2 #newspapers
Whatever became of you, Adolf Hitler Mittel?
#History #WW2 #newspapers
Last chance to sign up for next week's free online talk, with
@blackredcoats.bsky.social speaking about the Corps of Colonial Marines in the War of 1812.
Free to members and non-members alike; details & registration at: my.demio.com/ref/d4eOvDzJ...
@blackredcoats.bsky.social speaking about the Corps of Colonial Marines in the War of 1812.
Free to members and non-members alike; details & registration at: my.demio.com/ref/d4eOvDzJ...
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great intro to "West African Way" (5th Btn Gold Cost Regt #Ghana) by CG Bowen concerning the West African contribution to the #Burma campaign in #WW2 #blackhistory
@historybowsh.bsky.social
@historybowsh.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Great intro to "West African Way" (5th Btn Gold Cost Regt #Ghana) by CG Bowen concerning the West African contribution to the #Burma campaign in #WW2 #blackhistory
@historybowsh.bsky.social
@historybowsh.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Enjoy "Teamwork"(1944). A #USA #WW2 film that I found immensely uplifting.
"There is nothing wrong with America that Hitler can fix. There is nothing wrong with America that Americans can't fix."
#History #Politics #BlackHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQj...
"There is nothing wrong with America that Hitler can fix. There is nothing wrong with America that Americans can't fix."
#History #Politics #BlackHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQj...
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II RED BALL EXPRESS "TEAMWORK" FILM 53254
YouTube video by PeriscopeFilm
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Enjoy "Teamwork"(1944). A #USA #WW2 film that I found immensely uplifting.
"There is nothing wrong with America that Hitler can fix. There is nothing wrong with America that Americans can't fix."
#History #Politics #BlackHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQj...
"There is nothing wrong with America that Hitler can fix. There is nothing wrong with America that Americans can't fix."
#History #Politics #BlackHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQj...
Both 1984's "Mutiny on the Bounty" (set in 1789) and 1995's "Rob Roy" (set around 1713) feature historically accurate portrayals of the use of black boys as 'exotic' household staff by rich white Britons on the home islands. #History #movies #blackhistory
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Both 1984's "Mutiny on the Bounty" (set in 1789) and 1995's "Rob Roy" (set around 1713) feature historically accurate portrayals of the use of black boys as 'exotic' household staff by rich white Britons on the home islands. #History #movies #blackhistory
273 #Poland officers served with the British West African Division in #Burma during World War Two.
Mainly in the Gambian Regt and 6th West African Infantry Brigade of 81st West Africa Division, part of Slim's XIV Army. #WW2 #History #BlackHistory #TheGambia #Ghana
Mainly in the Gambian Regt and 6th West African Infantry Brigade of 81st West Africa Division, part of Slim's XIV Army. #WW2 #History #BlackHistory #TheGambia #Ghana
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
273 #Poland officers served with the British West African Division in #Burma during World War Two.
Mainly in the Gambian Regt and 6th West African Infantry Brigade of 81st West Africa Division, part of Slim's XIV Army. #WW2 #History #BlackHistory #TheGambia #Ghana
Mainly in the Gambian Regt and 6th West African Infantry Brigade of 81st West Africa Division, part of Slim's XIV Army. #WW2 #History #BlackHistory #TheGambia #Ghana
A #WW2 era image probably by #SierraLeone photographer Alphonso Lisk-Carew celebrating Sierra Leoneons in the #British Army - West Africans largely fought against the Japanese in #Burma.
#History #BlackHistory #photography #military
#History #BlackHistory #photography #military
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A #WW2 era image probably by #SierraLeone photographer Alphonso Lisk-Carew celebrating Sierra Leoneons in the #British Army - West Africans largely fought against the Japanese in #Burma.
#History #BlackHistory #photography #military
#History #BlackHistory #photography #military
A series of West African heroes of #WW2, fighting with the 81st West African Div in #Burma. From "Kaladan Return", the div's war diary. #History #BlackHistory #Ghana #Sierraleone
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A series of West African heroes of #WW2, fighting with the 81st West African Div in #Burma. From "Kaladan Return", the div's war diary. #History #BlackHistory #Ghana #Sierraleone