Author of The Cleveland Street Scandal, Neil Root answers a few questions about the gay scandal that nearly brought the Victorian establishment to its knees.

Tracey Norman. TRACEY NORMAN is an historian and author with a particular interest in witchcraft cases. She is the author of the acclaimed play WITCH, using actual witch trial documents to tell the ...

CATHERINE LORIGAN has a BA (Hons) in Medieval and Modern History, an MSt in English Local History, a PhD in Cornish Studies, an MA in Music and a Diploma in Vernacular Architecture with distinction, ...

2nd June, 2025 in History, Local & Family History. Silent Heroes. Tens of thousands of men and women performed heroic acts on the Home Front during the Second World War. Most were not recognised by ...

25th November, 2024 in True Crime. Christmas is the cruellest time for murder. But why is it so common at the sweetest moment in the year? Simon Farquhar’s new book, A Deafening Silence: Forgotten ...

Seasoned journalist, acclaimed author, and true crime historian, Neil Root, delves into one of Victorian society’s most explosive scandals – The Cleveland Street Scandal. A precursor to the ...

Ian Graham has written extensively for magazines and has written and co-written more than 200 books on a wide range of topics, including space exploration, aviation, transport, energy, communications, ...

Out of print for over forty years, The 007 Diaries introduces Roger Moore’s James Bond Diary to a new generation of fans. To tie in with the release of his first James Bond film, Live and Let Die, ...

STEVE LEWIS’s early days as a press photographer were spent in the east end of London, during which time the photographs he took captured the gritty reality of life East End life in the 60s. In 1972 ...

Philippa Langley returns to the festival following a sell-out appearance in 2024. After ten years of robust forensic research, The Missing Princes Project is now concluded and her updated edition of ...

BRIAN SHORT has a BA and PhD from the University of London, FRGS. He is a Professor Emeritus (Geography) at the University of Sussex. He has been a council member of Sussex Archaeological Society and ...

Slavery has existed for millennia in varying forms in all parts of the world. Affecting all races, gender and age groups. It is only in recent times that it has been globally outlawed with the United ...