Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "The intellectual dishonesty of David Olusoga in particular, and the Black History racket in general" video.

  1. Of course you can. You can indulge in all sorts of fantasies.
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  2. This was especially odd, given that the trial was about criminal damage, not about the history of the Slave Trade. Olusoga was an expert in what, precisely?
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  3.  @stephfoxwell4620  Then the competence of the Judge needs to be investigated. An ancestor of mine, Major General John Lambert, was a Parliamentarian commander at the Battles of Preston & Inverkeithing during the Civil War. Would that be taken into 'historical context' were I to deface the statue of Charles I in Charing Cross?
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  4. Be fair. Without David's enthusiasm for one of the first black people in Britain, Beachy Head woman, we would never have learned the facts, which were that she actually came from, er, Cyprus. Who previously knew that Cyprus had been moved since Roman times? Still, as an alumnus of Manchester University who used to make financial contributions on a regular basis, when I read that, upon appointing him as a professor in 2019, the University of Manchester described him as an 'expert on military history, empire, race and slavery, and "one of the UK's foremost historians," ' I was able to cease those contributions. Thank you, Professor David, for saving me money.
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  5.  @stephfoxwell4620  So, if there was a murder trial, and the accused brought in a witness unconnected with the event, who said that the murdered man, or woman, was a 'bad person' that would justify the acquittal, would it?
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  6.  @christophermonahan8571  Of course there was. The population of Bristol is around 483,000 The number surveyed was 14,000. Ask the right people, and you get the answer you seek.
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  7. The idea that the wonderful 'Windrush generation' came to Britain in order to help rebuild the mother country, at the invitation of the government, is simply false. THe ship was returning to the UK almost empty, and heavily discounted tickets were offered by the operators. Those who booked them were smart, in leaving an area where employment was hard to find, but the portrayal of them as the saviours of Britain is not credible.
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  8. 'Bristol in Tudor times was an important port, and there would have been many black sailors in and around the docks.' Really? In Tudor times? Just because you would like to think so? I am sure you can cite absolutely impeccable contemporary sources? Which is more than the bless'ed David ever does.
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  9. John Blanke was one of many trumpeters at the courts of Henry VII & Henry VIII. A surviving document from the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber records a payment of 20 shillings to "John Blanke the Blacke Trumpet" for wages on December 1507, with payments of the same amount continuing monthly through the next year. Drake's First Mate? I am sure that you have an impeccable source for that claim. Feel free to provide it.
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  10.  @christophermonahan8571  Really? How do you know? Were Bristolians ever consulted?
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  11. Then feel free to debate the issue, but with actual sources and evidence to support your thesis.
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  12. Unfortunately, genuine historians who have researched it, some of whom even know how to spell 'Moor' correctly, would disagree with you fascinating rant.
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  13. Was your beloved David correct about Beachy Head Lady? There is more to history than simply making unsubstantiated allegations.
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  14. Perhaps he might not wish to?
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  15. Because any professional person who did is likely immediately to be cancelled for failing to abide by the rules of the agenda.
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  16. Well, who was correct about Beachy Head Lady? Simon Webb or David Olusoga?
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  17. Whereever did you get the idea that Olusoga is a 'renowned historian?' Perhaps from his extensive research into the origins of Beachy Head Lady?
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  18. Knowledgeable? Like about Beachy Head Ladt, for example?
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  19. I have no objection about any reinterpretation of history, providing it is based on credible evidence. Unfortunately, where the BBC's historian of choice, it is generally based on political dogma.
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  20.  @grahamdhv3812  Oddly enough, no I wasn't. That is why transcripts of proceedings are available for anyone interested enough to read. Which I have.
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  21.  @grahamdhv3812  'Hung, drawn and quartered. Ridiculous argument.' What does that actually even mean?
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  22. How can you say that? He is the BBC's historian of choice.
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  23. Always good to read comments from respected academics. A pity you aren't one.
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  24. Which certainly explains why Olusoga is the BBC's 'historian' of choice.
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  25. Particularly where his nonsense about Beachy Head Lady is concerned. The well known Sub-Saharan African woman who came from Cyprus. I haven't heard that Olusoga has admitted his error.
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  26. When you aren''t bright enough to comment on your own account, at least have the wit to remove the obvious give-aways in your cut and paste. Like the [2] in your last sentence :- 'His content mostly focuses on the problems of immigration, multiculturalism, climate change, the black diaspora, the territorial disputes between Israel and Palestine, and supposed historical revisionism.[2]'
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  27. Actually, that isn't an accurate reflection of this site at all.
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