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
Bit more #military history & #blackhistory - Bandsman James Frazer (1770-1800), Coldstream Guards. His 1st performance was Jan 1789, with 2nd Btt Coldstream Guards on Horse Guards, alongside two other Black performers, John Johnson and George Smith. #History The painting by Mrs W Ross incs a #poem!
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Bit more #military history & #blackhistory - Bandsman James Frazer (1770-1800), Coldstream Guards. His 1st performance was Jan 1789, with 2nd Btt Coldstream Guards on Horse Guards, alongside two other Black performers, John Johnson and George Smith. #History The painting by Mrs W Ross incs a #poem!
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In our last online talk of the year, @blackredcoats.bsky.social will be speaking about the Corps of Colonial Marines in the War of 1812.
The talk will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 9 December & is free for members and non-members alike. Details & registration at my.demio.com/ref/d4eOvDzJ...
The talk will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 9 December & is free for members and non-members alike. Details & registration at my.demio.com/ref/d4eOvDzJ...
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In our last online talk of the year, @blackredcoats.bsky.social will be speaking about the Corps of Colonial Marines in the War of 1812.
The talk will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 9 December & is free for members and non-members alike. Details & registration at my.demio.com/ref/d4eOvDzJ...
The talk will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 9 December & is free for members and non-members alike. Details & registration at my.demio.com/ref/d4eOvDzJ...
Pictures from the #WW1 British Commonwealth cemetery (
@cwgc.bsky.social) in Kut #Iraq (via Facebook group Commonwealth War Graves in Iraq - look it up!). I'm particularly interested in these #India soldiers of the Army Bearer Corps. #History
@cwgc.bsky.social) in Kut #Iraq (via Facebook group Commonwealth War Graves in Iraq - look it up!). I'm particularly interested in these #India soldiers of the Army Bearer Corps. #History
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Pictures from the #WW1 British Commonwealth cemetery (
@cwgc.bsky.social) in Kut #Iraq (via Facebook group Commonwealth War Graves in Iraq - look it up!). I'm particularly interested in these #India soldiers of the Army Bearer Corps. #History
@cwgc.bsky.social) in Kut #Iraq (via Facebook group Commonwealth War Graves in Iraq - look it up!). I'm particularly interested in these #India soldiers of the Army Bearer Corps. #History
Delighted to have been awarded the Royal Marines Historical Society "Derek Oakley Award" for my "Black Redcoats" at the AGM at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today.
It has been a real pleasure bringing this Royal Marines
& #BlackHistory story to you all! #History #authorlife
It has been a real pleasure bringing this Royal Marines
& #BlackHistory story to you all! #History #authorlife
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Delighted to have been awarded the Royal Marines Historical Society "Derek Oakley Award" for my "Black Redcoats" at the AGM at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today.
It has been a real pleasure bringing this Royal Marines
& #BlackHistory story to you all! #History #authorlife
It has been a real pleasure bringing this Royal Marines
& #BlackHistory story to you all! #History #authorlife
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A banging time at the @societyarmy.bsky.social dinner last night I met Royal Marines history man John who intro'd me to James Kochan, a distinguished historian of ... the Colonial Marines! And he had the replica uniform used for by Don Troiani for the artwork on my "Black Redcoats" cover! #History
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A banging time at the @societyarmy.bsky.social dinner last night I met Royal Marines history man John who intro'd me to James Kochan, a distinguished historian of ... the Colonial Marines! And he had the replica uniform used for by Don Troiani for the artwork on my "Black Redcoats" cover! #History
Pretty blown away by this #review from Templer Award winner Kevin Linch,who put me on his list for the Society of Army Historical Research Annual Book list. #History #books #Blackhistory
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Pretty blown away by this #review from Templer Award winner Kevin Linch,who put me on his list for the Society of Army Historical Research Annual Book list. #History #books #Blackhistory
Had fun working thru #warhammer40k Catachans of late, in honour if my pref #cosplay
#gaming #modelling #painting
#gaming #modelling #painting
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Had fun working thru #warhammer40k Catachans of late, in honour if my pref #cosplay
#gaming #modelling #painting
#gaming #modelling #painting
Canadian #WW1 recruitment poster showing branches & units open. The last is for black Canadians. #BlackHistory #History #Canada
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Canadian #WW1 recruitment poster showing branches & units open. The last is for black Canadians. #BlackHistory #History #Canada
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
An excellent write-up of the discovery and significance of John London, currently regarded as Britain's First Black Voter historyofparliament.com/2024/10/21/j...
#History #BlackHistory #Freedom #Democracy
#History #BlackHistory #Freedom #Democracy
John London: Britain's First Black Voter? - The History of Parliament
this election could serve as the earliest known record of a Black person voting in a British parliamentary election - John London
historyofparliament.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
An excellent write-up of the discovery and significance of John London, currently regarded as Britain's First Black Voter historyofparliament.com/2024/10/21/j...
#History #BlackHistory #Freedom #Democracy
#History #BlackHistory #Freedom #Democracy
Always a pleasure to see the #Cenotaph in its truest form, a shrine to those who gave away their own destinies so that we can control our own. #History #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Always a pleasure to see the #Cenotaph in its truest form, a shrine to those who gave away their own destinies so that we can control our own. #History #RemembranceDay
There are good reviews, & then there is is - thank you
#RoyalNavy Strategic Studies Centre for having me, on #Trafalgar day no less... and this amazing review of my
"Black Redcoats".
Like commando raids? Like amphib ops? Like righteous liberations? Get my book! #history #blackhistory
#RoyalNavy Strategic Studies Centre for having me, on #Trafalgar day no less... and this amazing review of my
"Black Redcoats".
Like commando raids? Like amphib ops? Like righteous liberations? Get my book! #history #blackhistory
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
There are good reviews, & then there is is - thank you
#RoyalNavy Strategic Studies Centre for having me, on #Trafalgar day no less... and this amazing review of my
"Black Redcoats".
Like commando raids? Like amphib ops? Like righteous liberations? Get my book! #history #blackhistory
#RoyalNavy Strategic Studies Centre for having me, on #Trafalgar day no less... and this amazing review of my
"Black Redcoats".
Like commando raids? Like amphib ops? Like righteous liberations? Get my book! #history #blackhistory
#reenactment shout-out to the St Kitts & Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) who during this year's independence day celebrations put forward a historical display team representing the 4th West India Regiment (who garrisoned Brimstone Hill fortress) #History #Napoleonics #Blackhistory
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#reenactment shout-out to the St Kitts & Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) who during this year's independence day celebrations put forward a historical display team representing the 4th West India Regiment (who garrisoned Brimstone Hill fortress) #History #Napoleonics #Blackhistory
As we approach #RemembranceDay I've used part of the sobering "Body Density Map" compiled in 1916 showing the # of dead in 75m x 75m areas at the Somme & put it over a familiar area.
Imagine 7500 dead people from Big Ben to St James Park, and 749 in Parliament Square. #History
Imagine 7500 dead people from Big Ben to St James Park, and 749 in Parliament Square. #History
November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
As we approach #RemembranceDay I've used part of the sobering "Body Density Map" compiled in 1916 showing the # of dead in 75m x 75m areas at the Somme & put it over a familiar area.
Imagine 7500 dead people from Big Ben to St James Park, and 749 in Parliament Square. #History
Imagine 7500 dead people from Big Ben to St James Park, and 749 in Parliament Square. #History
Napoleonic Historian Friends!
If you were presenting about the battle of #Waterloo - what would you like to talk about?
What ifs? Underappreciated factors? Myths? Give me your tantalising titles!
#History #Historian #napoleonicwars
If you were presenting about the battle of #Waterloo - what would you like to talk about?
What ifs? Underappreciated factors? Myths? Give me your tantalising titles!
#History #Historian #napoleonicwars
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Napoleonic Historian Friends!
If you were presenting about the battle of #Waterloo - what would you like to talk about?
What ifs? Underappreciated factors? Myths? Give me your tantalising titles!
#History #Historian #napoleonicwars
If you were presenting about the battle of #Waterloo - what would you like to talk about?
What ifs? Underappreciated factors? Myths? Give me your tantalising titles!
#History #Historian #napoleonicwars
One of my favourite contemporary #WW2 misreports is this from #Australia paper The Argus, a week after Pearl Harbour, suggesting German battleship Tirpitz (and a Nazi carrier!) were in the Pacific! #History @almurray.bsky.social @hicksy.bsky.social @historybowsh.bsky.social @rgpoulussen.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
One of my favourite contemporary #WW2 misreports is this from #Australia paper The Argus, a week after Pearl Harbour, suggesting German battleship Tirpitz (and a Nazi carrier!) were in the Pacific! #History @almurray.bsky.social @hicksy.bsky.social @historybowsh.bsky.social @rgpoulussen.bsky.social
@hicksy.bsky.social & other #wargaming #wargamers - even during the real WW2 they were arguing about correct paint schemes.
#models #painting #History
#models #painting #History
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
@hicksy.bsky.social & other #wargaming #wargamers - even during the real WW2 they were arguing about correct paint schemes.
#models #painting #History
#models #painting #History
Took a break from #History to go fight for the Emperor as a #Warhammer40k Catachan Jungle Fighter along with my wife.
Space Marines know no fear ... because Catachans are near.
#Comicon #London #Warhammer #Cosplay #wargaming
Space Marines know no fear ... because Catachans are near.
#Comicon #London #Warhammer #Cosplay #wargaming
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Took a break from #History to go fight for the Emperor as a #Warhammer40k Catachan Jungle Fighter along with my wife.
Space Marines know no fear ... because Catachans are near.
#Comicon #London #Warhammer #Cosplay #wargaming
Space Marines know no fear ... because Catachans are near.
#Comicon #London #Warhammer #Cosplay #wargaming
A massive #blackhistorymonth win! Only 2 weeks ago at Apsley House me, @graemecallister.bsky.social & M Rayner talked about the 9 black British soldiers of Waterloo & using this image, noting it was unidentified, and now know! @theguardian.com
Thomas James, 13th Light Dragoons!
Thomas James, 13th Light Dragoons!
London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting
‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A massive #blackhistorymonth win! Only 2 weeks ago at Apsley House me, @graemecallister.bsky.social & M Rayner talked about the 9 black British soldiers of Waterloo & using this image, noting it was unidentified, and now know! @theguardian.com
Thomas James, 13th Light Dragoons!
Thomas James, 13th Light Dragoons!
Very happy to be in that line up! #History
Did you know that the UK celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth in October?
Check out the replies of this thread to find 4 new books on #BlackHistory & #LiteraryStudies & #BlackCulture in the UK, new to our collection!
#BritishHistory
Check out the replies of this thread to find 4 new books on #BlackHistory & #LiteraryStudies & #BlackCulture in the UK, new to our collection!
#BritishHistory
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Very happy to be in that line up! #History
Happy #Trafalgar day! Part of nearly all art of the death of Lord #Nelson is a great reminder the Royal Navy has always been a diverse force - a black sailor who sometimes has the honour of being the man firing at the sharpshooter who killed our hero. #History #BlackHistoryMonth
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Happy #Trafalgar day! Part of nearly all art of the death of Lord #Nelson is a great reminder the Royal Navy has always been a diverse force - a black sailor who sometimes has the honour of being the man firing at the sharpshooter who killed our hero. #History #BlackHistoryMonth
The 1920 #NYPD annual report, in response to the #WallStreet bombing of 16 Sept 1920, goes absolutely ham on the 'need' for secret police & a special military-trained "Riot Regiment" to combat "radicals, locally-bred bolsheviki, [and] chronic malcontents". #History
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The 1920 #NYPD annual report, in response to the #WallStreet bombing of 16 Sept 1920, goes absolutely ham on the 'need' for secret police & a special military-trained "Riot Regiment" to combat "radicals, locally-bred bolsheviki, [and] chronic malcontents". #History