Onyeka Nubia

Dr Onyeka Nubia is a pioneering and internationally recognised historian, writer and presenter who is reshaping our perceptions of British history, British Mythology, Black (African) British History, intersectionalism and the Renaissance. Onyeka has helped shape entirely new strands of history including diversity in: Ancient, Medieval, Tudor and Georgian societies, as well as Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

Historian, author and presenter Onyeka Nubia is an internationally recognised figure, most well known for his reinvention of our perceptions of Black British History. He is the leading expert in diversity across Ancient, Medieval, Tudor and Georgian societies, as well as Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Onyeka is examining the me

Onyeka is the Director of Studies at Narrative Eye, an organisation dedicated to promoting equality and social change through education. He's also a visiting research fellow at Edgehill and Huddersfield Universities, and the recipient of numerous prizes and awards for his research. His recent books include: What is History Now (London: 2021), England's Other Countrymen: Black Tudor Society (London: 2019) and Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England: Their Presence Status and Origins (London: 2013, 2014).

He is a familiar face on historical TV, and has consulted and presented for programmes including C5’s Walking Victorian Britain series, BBC's Digging for Britain, History Cold Case episode "Ipswich Man" and Channel 4's "Skeletons of the Mary Rose;" along with "Crossrail Discovery: London's Lost Graveyard."

Onyeka also has a strong presence in the written press, and has written over forty articles on Englishness, Britishness and historical method, appearing in the most popular UK historical magazines and periodicals, including History Today and BBC History Magazine. He is an internationally renowned speaker and has been a keynote presenter at venues such as the Houses of Parliament, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland. He has also been a keynote presenter at universities throughout the UK and the USA, including SOAS University London, Vanderbilt University (USA), Georgia State and Clarke Atlanta Universities (USA).