Learn about Black Tudors in Britain during the reign of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Join us on a British Tudor adventure into life in Britain during the Tudor times. Many people do not realise there were black Tudors during this era in Britain. There was actually an African presence in Britain during the Tudor era and these African black Tudors really added to life in Britain. We learn about John Blanke the royal trumpeter for Henry VIII as seen in a portrait and lots more wonderful black Tudors who deserve recognition in British history.