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Dr Miranda Kaufmann

@drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social

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#Historian. Author #BlackTudors #Heiresses (out September 2025) Collaborative educator #TeachingBlackTudors www.mirandakaufmann.com www.linktr.ee/drmirandakaufmann

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1h

in these spaces, besides @nationaltrust.org.uk houses & creative writers that engaged in the child-led Colonial Countryside project I’ve seen interesting interventions at Aston Hall & Harewood House (eg portrait of @davidharewood.bsky.social) but there is so much more to do!

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1h

…and how we tell a full, honest, and inclusive national story in these places laden with so much history and meaning. Language matters but so does intention and action. There are some great things happening…

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1h

The irony of putting a “Please Do Not Touch” label on items that colonisers should never have touched in the first place. The wildly different reactions and emotions people experience in these heritage spaces… @nationaltrust.org.uk @englishheritage.bsky.social

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1h

Backstage shot of our wonderful panel Birmingham Lit Fest yesterday- a really thought provoking discussion with Casey Bailey @corinnefowler.bsky.social & Malachi McIntosh on the theme of Colonial Countryside - how do we tell colonial stories in the houses that are scattered across the country?

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

Ps this is just one volume - there are many more!

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

Particularly wonderful to tell the story of Jamaican heiress Elizabeth Vassall, whose family papers are in the British Library archives - the Jamaican materials really need a proper catalogue to help make them more accessible to Caribbean historians…

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

Great night @britishlibrary in conversation with Sudhir Hazareesingh and Nicole-Rachelle Moore - we could have talked about #Heiresses and Rebels all night long!

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

That is extremely interesting!

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Simon Beale @spbeale.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful evening at @britishlibrary.bsky.social listening to @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social & Sudhir Hazareesingh discuss their new books as part of “Heiresses and Rebels:
Stories of Money, Exploitation and Resistance in Caribbean and Atlantic Slavery”.

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

Really one of the best things about a book tour is getting to meet and talk with fellow authors! Thank you #Heiresses!

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

On the train with Sudhir Hazareesingh’s new book Daring to be Free ahead of our conversation @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight! Tickets still available - see link below.

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

Tickets for tonight @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/heire...

Heiresses and Rebels: Stories of Money, Exploitation and Resistance in Caribbean and Atlantic Slavery | British Library

The new books by award winning and nominated historians Miranda Kaufmann and Sudhir Hazareesingh are both major contributors to the understanding of Caribb

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

On the train with Sudhir Hazareesingh’s new book Daring to be Free ahead of our conversation @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight! Tickets still available - see link below.

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

Yes indeed!

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh let me know…

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Benjamin Franklin House @benfranklinhouse.bsky.social · 5d

📢Call for papers!

Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!

Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...

If you have any questions, please email Megan King at [email protected].

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! What colonial stories are there to tell at Hove’s Regency Town House?

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

Order here: www.amazon.com/Heiresses-Wo...

Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean

Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean [Kaufmann, Miranda] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

#Heiresses US edition published by @pegasusbooks.bsky.social is out today!

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! Let me know what you think!

Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

#Heiresses audiobook out now! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 5d

My podcast interview about #Heiresses with @historyextra.bsky.social is available to listen to now! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Britain's female slaveowners: the heiresses who made fortunes from enslavement

Podcast Episode · History Extra podcast · 05/10/2025 · 34m

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 6d

And at #Birmingham Literature Festival with @corinnefowler.bsky.social Malachi McIntosh & Casey Bailey this Saturday 11th October: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bhamlitfest/...

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 6d

At @britishlibrary.bsky.social this Thursday 9th October with Sudhir Hazareesingh events.bl.uk/events/heire...

Heiresses and Rebels: Stories of Money, Exploitation and Resistance in Caribbean and Atlantic Slavery | British Library

The new books by award winning and nominated historians Miranda Kaufmann and Sudhir Hazareesingh are both major contributors to the understanding of Caribb

events.bl.uk

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 6d

Two exciting events with my book #Heiresses this week @britishlibrary.bsky.social & Birmingham Literature Festival, in conversation with some great fellow writers - if you’re in #London or #Birmingham do come along…

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 7d

Hope to see you @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Thursday 9th October - I’ll be sharing some letters from the BL archives that I used for #Heiresses including one written in 1832, in the aftermath of the Baptist War in Jamaica… events.bl.uk/events/heire...

Heiresses and Rebels: Stories of Money, Exploitation and Resistance in Caribbean and Atlantic Slavery | British Library

The new books by award winning and nominated historians Miranda Kaufmann and Sudhir Hazareesingh are both major contributors to the understanding of Caribb

events.bl.uk

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