Miranda Kaufmann

Miranda Kaufmann read History at Christ Church, Oxford, where she completed her doctorate on ‘Africans in Britain, 1500-1640’. She has published articles in journals such as Historical Research and Notes & Queries as well as contributing to reference works on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (OUP) The Oxford Companion to Black British History (OUP), and The Encyclopaedia of Blacks in European History and Culture (Greenwood).

She combines impeccable academic credentials with a passion for popularizing her subject and has written for The Times, the Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement, History Today and BBC History Magazine. Miranda Kaufmann has a growing reputation as a public historian and her expert commentary has been sought by media outlets including the Observer, Sky News, the BBC and Al Jazeera. She has presented her work at the British Library, the National Archives and the Department for Education, as well as to various universities, schools, local history groups, libraries and conferences from Hull to Jamaica. She also enjoys sharing her work via her website, her blog, and on Twitter.

Her acclaimed first book, the bestselling Black Tudors, exploring black culture in 16th century England was published by Oneworld in 2017. It was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize and Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize. TV rights have been optioned to Silverprint.

Her Heiresses - The Caribbean Marriage Trade will be published by Oneworld (UK) and Pegasus (USA) in 2025.