A Georgian Trailblazer! The Amazing Life of Charles Ignatius Sancho
Early Modern • 45m
18th century Georgian London, a city of wealth, high culture, art and politics and home to Black British businessman, writer and composer Ignatius Sancho, a polymath with an incredible story to tell.
Born into slavery, he would rise to become a leading figure of Georgian high society whose writings released after his death would go on to delight and entertain a generation of readers.
A fervent diarist, Sancho recorded his experiences both good and bad in exceptional detail full of character and wit, and it’s through his diaries and letters that we experience life in Georgian England in all its colour and discover what it was really like for Black Britons like Sancho.
From his early life in Greenwich through to his final resting place in Westminster, join Actor and Author of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph, as he takes us on an insightful journey through Georgian society and discovers the life, loves and losses of a truly remarkable man.
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