The first Muslims in England"True Faith and Mahomet" a needlework hanging at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire Sixteenth-century Elizabethan England has always had a special place in the nation's understanding of itself. But few realise that it was also the first time that Muslims began openly living, working and practising their faith in England, writes Jerry Brotton. From as far away as North Africa, the Middle East and Central
