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Queen Elizabeth's Deportation Of Black People In England

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Lack of public records makes it difficult for the exact number of the black population living in Britain and the time of their residence to be traced, however black people have been recorded to be living in Britain as far back as the 12th century. Regardless of the exact size, the black population must have been big enough to cause Queen Elizabeth I to issue a public letter demanding the deportation of black people in England in 1596. Considering the fact that Queen Elizabeth was one of the most powerful and influential public figures at that time, her demand may have changed the way some English people viewed black people. Her letter could have very much encouraged a higher degree of prejudice and discrimination against black people in England.
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