The Telegraph Article on Children's Book Portraying Picts as Black with Reaction

Children's book portrays Picts as black. Black monks and villagers feature in title showing Scotland's history as multicultural. The book has been depicted as black in a new Pics intended to show that Scotland has always been 'multicultural and diverse.' Illustrations in the volume depict the early inhabitants of the north-east Scotland as multiracial, with black monks, bishops, religious healers and ordinary villagers. In 2023, The Telegraph revealed the pending publication of Brilliant Black British History, a children's book which made the false claim that Stonehenge was built by black Britons. The book also claimed that 'Britain has been a mostly white country for a lot less time than it has been a mostly black country.' It later won the Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.

A meme combining a screenshot of a The Telegraph news article with the headline 'Children's book portrays Picts as black' and subheadline 'Black monks and villagers feature in title showing Scotland's history as multicultural.' The article, by Craig Simpson, dated 13 November 2025, discusses a children's book depicting early inhabitants of north-east Scotland as multiracial, referencing a 2023 Telegraph article about 'Brilliant Black British History' claiming Stonehenge was built by black Britons. Below the article text is a reaction image of a person holding a newspaper with the overlaid text: 'WELL, THERE IT IS THE STUPIDEST THING I'LL READ TODAY.'

The image appears to be a user-created remix combining a screenshot of an article from The Telegraph (a British newspaper) with an added reaction image and text. The original article is by Craig Simpson, published on 13 November 2025. The meme likely circulates on social media platforms like Twitter/X or Reddit, using the news article to express disdain or sarcasm towards the children's book's content.