It seems like it might be a timely moment to share some links on diversity within the Regency Period - not only to share some knowledge but also to celebrate the awesome achievement of getting more diversity in the Sanditon writing ‘room’ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">

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First up is a Historic England link who highlights that at the end of the 18th century, there was an estimated “Black population of around 15,000 people…mostly living in major port cities - but also in market towns & villages”

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While most worked as servants, not all did.

This link (again from Historic England) highlights some key individuals who worked as sailors, tradespeople, businessmen and musicians

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You will note Dido Belle is included in the above article. While I feel she is too often used in the same sentence as our Georgiana Lamb (https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">), Dido Belle& #39;s story is a fascinating one.

More here from National Trust.

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We can go back further if you like. There is evidence of diversity within our society from at least the Roman period.

David Olusoga writes more here about that & his amazement of why people refuse to accept it

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Indeed in 2018, DNA analysis of the archaeological remains of an individual found in Cheddar Gorge, highlights that 10,000 years ago, we may not have looked as ‘white’ as the ‘history’ books would have you believe

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But I digress. This thread is just scratching the surface of this topic but ultimately https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

There was diversity in Regency Period and there is no room or place for racism in this fandom https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌" title="Erhobene Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hände">

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