Ariana Clarke

Tracing the Roots of the “White Middle Ages”

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In this series, we’ve been talking about how some people have used the idea of a “white, racially pure Middle Ages” for their own political reasons, especially by right-wing extremists. But it’s not just extremists who believe in this idea. Many people, maybe most, learn about the Middle Ages from movies, TV shows, and video … Read more

Shedding Light on the African Presence in Medieval Europe

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A website called Biased BBC didn’t like a BBC show about the Norman conquest of England in 1066. They were upset because in the show, a character named Robert de Beaumont was played by a black actor named Jotham Annan. Robert de Beaumont was supposed to be white, so they didn’t like the casting choice. … Read more