In the film Mary Queen of Scots, there's a black guy and an Asian woman as part of Mary's retinue. I understand that there were some Moors in England during the time, but were there East Asians also? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

In the film Mary Queen of Scots, there's a black guy and an Asian woman as part of Mary's retinue. I understand that there were some Moors in England during the time, but were there East Asians also?

by mercurial_zephyr

Bacarruda

Not in Mary's court, at least.

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