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Welcome to Historycal Roots.

Our original aim was to bring history to life by introducing real historical figures into an imagined setting, combining real history with imaginative story telling. We have broadened our scope as we became more and more interested in exploring all sorts of different aspects of black British history. We are keen to raise awareness of the black and mixed heritage people who have played a part in shaping the way society looks today but whose role has been overlooked or not given the credit they are due. Some of what we are involved in feels more like ‘making’ history rather than simply recording it!

We have books that are aimed at children of primary school age. Children develop reading skills at different paces and so it is difficult to specify an age group that they are aimed at, maybe six to eight.

We have started to introduce more titles, including short biographies aimed at adult readers with an interest in black British history.

You will find them, oddly enough, on the ‘Our Books’ page!

We started as a husband and wife team who, between us, have many years of experience of teaching and writing. We believe children learn best when their imaginations are engaged. We have been joined by a friend, Bill Hern, who shares our passion for Black history and whose contributions have enhanced and enlivened the site’s content. We have also welcomed regular contributions from military historian, John D Ellis, and researcher, Audrey Dewjee.

A quick word about how to find what you are looking for on the site. There is an A-Z index which covers all of the main people we have written about. If you are unable to find what you are looking for there the ‘search’ box may help.

Thank you for visiting, if you are interested in Black British history we hope you enjoy what you find.