How Did the English Arrive in Britain?
Bede wrote that the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invaded Britain en masse in the fifth century. Does the evidence agree?
Migration
‘This Land of Promise’ and ‘Multicultural Britain’ review
This Land of Promise: A History of Refugees and Exiles in Britain by Matthew Lockwood and Multicultural Britain: A People’s History by Kieran Connell foreground the castaways in our island story.
Preston’s Banana Boat Stowaways
In 1960, the arrival of a ship carrying Caribbean stowaways in Preston caused a political and diplomatic furore.
Discovery Channels
Thousands of Indigenous Americans travelled to Europe – voluntarily or involuntarily – from as early as the 1490s.
Moscow’s Divide and Rule
The Ukrainian-Polish border is a symbol of both international solidarity and the continuing threat that xenophobia poses to the European project.
When They Get to the Border
The Aliens Act of 1905 was the culmination of decades of anxiety about migrants – some of whom attempted to reach Britain by clandestine means.
Building Britain’s Borders
The Aliens Act of 1905 created a new type of immigrant to the UK and a new means of controlling them.
Welcoming the Strangers
Norwich prospered in the 16th century, thanks to an influx of immigrants, who arrived fleeing persecution.
What Makes a ‘Good’ Migrant?
The division of migrants into those who are of benefit to British society and those who are not has a long history.
Refugee crises, then and now
How apt is the comparison between the current crisis and the aftermath of the Second World War?