This online document display provides a brief introduction to a number of key records – from the Medieval period to the new millennium – that highlight the range of materials and records in our collection relating to the long-standing presence of Black people in Britain, and the interconnected histories of Europe and the African Diaspora.

This document display is delivered by K.Searle, Record Specialist at The National Archives.

File references for all the documents shown are listed at the end of the video.

Discover more at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/black-history