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1. Joseph Lyons Walrond, alumnus and slave-owner in Antigua

Welcome to the St John's and the Colonial Past blog!

2. Richard Rawlinson: benefactor, antiquary, and beneficiary of British colonialism (Part 1 of 2)

The focus of this blog is on Richard Rawlinson, an important benefactor of St John's College and of the University…

3. Richard Rawlinson: benefactor, antiquarian, and beneficiary of British colonialism (Part 2 of 2)

Part II of II: in which we tell of Murder, Mutiny, Just Desserts, Reversals of Fortune, and the Unexpected Luck of…

4. Some of St John's College's early colonial connections

Dr Mishka Sinha discusses St John's connections with the empire from 1660-1775

5. E. A. G. Sanderson from Barbados was the first Black student at St John's, 1889-1892

In the fifth instalment of the St John's and the Colonial Past blog series, Dr Mishka Sinha explores the story of …