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Maritime Greenwich
It was great to visit the University of Greenwich last week to speak about Billy Waters and Black sailors in the Regency navy. How else was I to travel but…by boat!
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Billy Waters in Greenwich
Suitably maritime location for this talk…hope to see you there! 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-billy-waters-or-black-sailors-in-the-regency-navy-tickets-1206722733179?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Podcast Time!
Just had fun recording an episode of podcast ‘Famous People You’ve Never Heard Of’ @bluefire_tc (https://www.bluefiretheatre.co.uk/podcast) with artist @selenarosescott (https://www.selenascott.com/), Ben Marsh from @ageofrev, and host @lotski62 , about our collaborative Education project ‘Billy Waters: Songs from the Shadows’. Download the FREE resources for educators here:https://ageofrevolution.org/home/billy-waters/ Shout-out to @angelcakepie2, we’ll be including your fab song for the project, ‘Jump Billy’, in the finished…
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Camden FREE talk
Interested in London’s Black history? Join me for my FREE illustrated talk! ‘Finding Billy Waters: How A Black Camden Celebrity Found Fame in Regency Britain’ 21.01.25 6pm Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre 2nd Floor, Holborn Library, Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PA
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Jump Billy! 19/03/25
ON SALE NOW: ‘Jump Billy!’: celebrating English folk’s diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters. Wed. 19th March 2025, Cecil Sharp House, London, 7.30pm INFO + TICKETS: https://www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/14401-jump-billy A celebration of English folk’s diverse history, through the life of celebrity Black Regency busker Billy Waters. A one-off concert to mark the anniversary…
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Billy Waters on tour…Manchester edition
Got treated like royalty this week when I visited Manchester Metropolitan University to give a talk on #BillyWatersIsDancing hosted by the Long Nineteenth-Century Network 📚📚📚 Bonus was seeing my friend Dr Rachel Nolan after waaay to long… 🥂
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New podcast episode!
A little while ago I sat down with History With Jackson to talk about #BillyWatersIsDancing (Yale 2024) …here’s the result! pod.fo/e/2763ab Find out more… https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300267686/billy-waters-is-dancing/…
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ONLINE talk, with the National Archives 16/10/24 19:30 BST
Join me for this ONLINE TALK with@nationalarchivesuk16/10/24 19:30 BST ‘Finding Billy Waters: How A Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency Britain’ Discover the story of the irrepressible ‘King of the Beggars’, Billy Waters!🎼🎼Learn more about my latest book #BillyWatersIsDancing@yalebooks@yalebooks_history
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It’s here… Billy Waters: Songs From The Shadows
It’s finally here 🎉, just in time for #BHM2024 Check out our new educational resource, ‘Billy Waters: Songs from the Shadows’, here: Based on research done for #BillyWatersIsDancing@yalebooks_history@yalebooks and new work by Ben Marsh. It was great to be part of the team: @MarshBen1@ageofrev@angelcakepie2@dockyard.chatham@selenarosescott Request a set of our brand-new graphic novel, and we’ll send them directly to…
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Online/In person Talk, Bow Street Police Museum 10/10/24
Join me on Thursday evening (online or in person) for this talk hosted by Bow Street Police Museum, Covent Garden: Finding Billy Waters: Black Londoners in Regency Britain https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/57709?catID=36332
Mary L. Shannon 