Dr Miranda Kaufmann
@drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social
#Historian. Author #BlackTudors #Heiresses (out September 2025) Collaborative educator #TeachingBlackTudors
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Was a pleasure to speak about #Heiresses @bridportarts.bsky.social with @malikalnasir.bsky.social - author of “Searching For My Slave Roots” and @paullashmar.bsky.social author of “Drax of Drax Hall“. So many synergies between our work. And some fascinating insights from the audience too…
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Was a pleasure to speak about #Heiresses @bridportarts.bsky.social with @malikalnasir.bsky.social - author of “Searching For My Slave Roots” and @paullashmar.bsky.social author of “Drax of Drax Hall“. So many synergies between our work. And some fascinating insights from the audience too…
It was lovely to be in conversation with Leslie Primo @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social recently - especially as they have Zoffany’s portrait of my #Heiresses cover girl - Mrs Oswald - & paintings previously owned by the Watson Taylors from Chapter 9. Interview by Jelena Sofronijevic of Empire Lines.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It was lovely to be in conversation with Leslie Primo @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social recently - especially as they have Zoffany’s portrait of my #Heiresses cover girl - Mrs Oswald - & paintings previously owned by the Watson Taylors from Chapter 9. Interview by Jelena Sofronijevic of Empire Lines.
It was great to spot & sign the US edition of #Heiresses published by @pegasusbooks.bsky.social at @barnesandnoble.com @bnunionsqnyc.bsky.social Union Square during my recent trip to New York!
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It was great to spot & sign the US edition of #Heiresses published by @pegasusbooks.bsky.social at @barnesandnoble.com @bnunionsqnyc.bsky.social Union Square during my recent trip to New York!
Backstage shot of our wonderful panel Birmingham Lit Fest yesterday- a really thought provoking discussion with Casey Bailey @corinnefowler.bsky.social & Malachi McIntosh on the theme of Colonial Countryside - how do we tell colonial stories in the houses that are scattered across the country?
October 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Backstage shot of our wonderful panel Birmingham Lit Fest yesterday- a really thought provoking discussion with Casey Bailey @corinnefowler.bsky.social & Malachi McIntosh on the theme of Colonial Countryside - how do we tell colonial stories in the houses that are scattered across the country?
Particularly wonderful to tell the story of Jamaican heiress Elizabeth Vassall, whose family papers are in the British Library archives - the Jamaican materials really need a proper catalogue to help make them more accessible to Caribbean historians…
October 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Particularly wonderful to tell the story of Jamaican heiress Elizabeth Vassall, whose family papers are in the British Library archives - the Jamaican materials really need a proper catalogue to help make them more accessible to Caribbean historians…
Great night @britishlibrary in conversation with Sudhir Hazareesingh and Nicole-Rachelle Moore - we could have talked about #Heiresses and Rebels all night long!
October 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Great night @britishlibrary in conversation with Sudhir Hazareesingh and Nicole-Rachelle Moore - we could have talked about #Heiresses and Rebels all night long!
On the train with Sudhir Hazareesingh’s new book Daring to be Free ahead of our conversation @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight! Tickets still available - see link below.
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
On the train with Sudhir Hazareesingh’s new book Daring to be Free ahead of our conversation @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight! Tickets still available - see link below.
#Heiresses US edition published by @pegasusbooks.bsky.social is out today!
October 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#Heiresses US edition published by @pegasusbooks.bsky.social is out today!
#Heiresses audiobook out now! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#Heiresses audiobook out now! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5
Came home to Sudhir Hazareesingh’s new book Daring to be Free and the latest issue of @historyextra.bsky.social BBC History Magazine containing an interview with Sudhir - both great as I prepare for our joint event @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Thursday. Do join us if you can, details below.
October 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Came home to Sudhir Hazareesingh’s new book Daring to be Free and the latest issue of @historyextra.bsky.social BBC History Magazine containing an interview with Sudhir - both great as I prepare for our joint event @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Thursday. Do join us if you can, details below.
Very fitting that my hotel in #Glasgow was on Jamaica Street, parallel to Oswald Street- when I was in town to talk about Scottish #Heiresses, including my cover girl Mary Oswald nee Ramsay of Jamaica!
October 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Very fitting that my hotel in #Glasgow was on Jamaica Street, parallel to Oswald Street- when I was in town to talk about Scottish #Heiresses, including my cover girl Mary Oswald nee Ramsay of Jamaica!
Tonight come along to hear me in conversation at The Georgian House #Edinburgh with Lisa Williams - we’ll be discussing some Scottish #Heiresses from my new book, including the one who ended up in an Edinburgh debtors’ sanctuary…
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October 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tonight come along to hear me in conversation at The Georgian House #Edinburgh with Lisa Williams - we’ll be discussing some Scottish #Heiresses from my new book, including the one who ended up in an Edinburgh debtors’ sanctuary…
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My new book #Heiresses : Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery is out on Audible today! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5
September 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My new book #Heiresses : Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery is out on Audible today! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5
Love this at The Bookshop @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Love this at The Bookshop @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social
Delighted to be back at @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social!
September 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Delighted to be back at @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social!
In Scotland this week, really excited for my two events in #Edinburgh in conversation about #Heiresses with two amazing fellow historians/scholars, Dr Désha Osborne and Lisa Williams… details below, see you there?
September 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In Scotland this week, really excited for my two events in #Edinburgh in conversation about #Heiresses with two amazing fellow historians/scholars, Dr Désha Osborne and Lisa Williams… details below, see you there?
The #Heiresses audiobook drops on Tuesday 30th September, but you can pre-order now: www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5
September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The #Heiresses audiobook drops on Tuesday 30th September, but you can pre-order now: www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FQR1WZQ5
Happy to contribute this piece on “Africans in Wolsey’s England and Beyond” to @christchurchoxford.bsky.social ‘s special issue of Christ Church Matters to mark the 500th anniversary of the college’s founding. Wolsey would have met Africans at the English, Scottish and French courts…
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Happy to contribute this piece on “Africans in Wolsey’s England and Beyond” to @christchurchoxford.bsky.social ‘s special issue of Christ Church Matters to mark the 500th anniversary of the college’s founding. Wolsey would have met Africans at the English, Scottish and French courts…
#Heiresses US edition has arrived at my house! Out October 7th, available to pre-order now: a.co/d/ejxh4ph
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Heiresses US edition has arrived at my house! Out October 7th, available to pre-order now: a.co/d/ejxh4ph
Looking forward to chatting about #Heiresses and “Searching for my Slave Roots” with @malikalnasir.bsky.social in #Glasgow next Tuesday. See you there? Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/miran...
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Looking forward to chatting about #Heiresses and “Searching for my Slave Roots” with @malikalnasir.bsky.social in #Glasgow next Tuesday. See you there? Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/miran...
My #Heiresses tour is underway!
Book now to catch me in #London #Birmingham #Wigtown #Glasgow #Edinburgh #Bridport & #Mold www.mirandakaufmann.com/events.html
Hope to see you on the road!
Don’t see your town? Feel free to ask your local bookshop/library/museum/venue/soapbox to send me an invite…
Book now to catch me in #London #Birmingham #Wigtown #Glasgow #Edinburgh #Bridport & #Mold www.mirandakaufmann.com/events.html
Hope to see you on the road!
Don’t see your town? Feel free to ask your local bookshop/library/museum/venue/soapbox to send me an invite…
September 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My #Heiresses tour is underway!
Book now to catch me in #London #Birmingham #Wigtown #Glasgow #Edinburgh #Bridport & #Mold www.mirandakaufmann.com/events.html
Hope to see you on the road!
Don’t see your town? Feel free to ask your local bookshop/library/museum/venue/soapbox to send me an invite…
Book now to catch me in #London #Birmingham #Wigtown #Glasgow #Edinburgh #Bridport & #Mold www.mirandakaufmann.com/events.html
Hope to see you on the road!
Don’t see your town? Feel free to ask your local bookshop/library/museum/venue/soapbox to send me an invite…
Looking forward to sharing stories from #Heiresses in #Gloucester today. Also available to livestream. www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/heire...
September 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Looking forward to sharing stories from #Heiresses in #Gloucester today. Also available to livestream. www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/heire...
Looking forward to talking #Heiresses at #Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social with @paulclammer.bsky.social next week - Wednesday 17th September, 6pm. See you there? www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e134...
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Looking forward to talking #Heiresses at #Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social with @paulclammer.bsky.social next week - Wednesday 17th September, 6pm. See you there? www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e134...
Limited availability for my talk at Aston Hall tomorrow at 2pm - snap up one of the last tickets now to heat all about my new book #Heiresses starting with Lady Sarah Holte who lived at Aston for almost forty years!
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/heire...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/heire...
September 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Limited availability for my talk at Aston Hall tomorrow at 2pm - snap up one of the last tickets now to heat all about my new book #Heiresses starting with Lady Sarah Holte who lived at Aston for almost forty years!
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/heire...
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/heire...