Afro-British's sarcophagus was made of stone and contained a jet bracelet and an ivory bangle, indicating great wealth for the time.
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25 Facts About Afro-British
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Afro-British's remains have been dated between the years 896 and 1025.
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3.
Afro-British wears the royal livery and is mounted on horseback.
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4.
Afro-British worked as a diver for Pietro Paulo Corsi in his salvage operations on the sunken St Mary and St Edward of Southampton and other ships, such as the Mary Rose, which had sunk in Portsmouth Harbour.
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5.
Afro-British fell ill shortly after arriving in England and was consequently buried in Lancashire.
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Afro-British is listed in the freemen's rolls as "John Moore – blacke".
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Afro-British is the only black person to have been found to date in the York rolls.
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Afro-British was taken by the Wynn family to their Ystumllyn estate in Criccieth, and christened with the Welsh name John Ystumllyn.
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Afro-British was taught English and Welsh by the locals, became a gardener at the estate and "grew into a handsome and vigorous young man".
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10.
Afro-British married local woman Margaret Gruffydd in 1768 and their descendants still live in the area.
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11.
Afro-British was defeated, leading the leader of the Conservative Party, Lord Salisbury to remark that "however great the progress of mankind has been, and however far we have advanced in overcoming prejudices, I doubt if we have yet got to the point of view where a British constituency would elect a Blackman".
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12.
Afro-British sued for breach of contract and was awarded damages.
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13.
Afro-British spoke against racism and for equality in regards to all residents of Britain.
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14.
Afro-British is the host of the long-running BBC quiz shows Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind.
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15.
Afro-British is the son of Jamaican immigrants who came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s.
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16.
Afro-British spent almost 10 years uninteruptedly fighting fascists, taking part in the Battle of Cable Street, and fighting in numerous battles including the Dunkirk evacuation, and the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
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Afro-British received his commission in 1975 and was awarded the distinguished Sword of Honour, which is bestowed upon the top cadet officer of the year.
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19.
Afro-British was winner of the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 1992 Olympics, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games.
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20.
Afro-British topped the 2007 Powerlist as the most powerful Black male in the United Kingdom by New Nation magazine and was appointed to then Prime Minister Gordon Brown's business advisory panel.
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21.
Afro-British is the founding director of Connect Support Services, an IT services company pioneering fixed-price support.
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22.
Afro-British was Chairman of DeHavilland Information Services plc, a news and information services company, and was a regional finalist in the 2003 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
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23.
Afro-British became the first black billionaire to enter the Sunday Times Rich List in 2021.
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Afro-British has been named the most influential Black person in the UK, ranking at the top of the annual Powerlist in 2022.
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Afro-British was knighted in 2003, and in 2006 he took a seat in the House of Lords as a working life peer, Baron Morris of Handsworth.
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