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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

LAWRENCE TULLOCH was born in North Yell in 1942 and was introduced to storytelling by his aunt and his father. His interest in folklore led to him making several radio broadcasts, and he wrote for ...

29th May, 2025 in History, Society & Culture, Sport, Women in History. Tracing the history of the Women’s Football Association. I like to think that there is a symmetry between my query of myself in ...

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 ...

ROGER JOHNSON and JEAN UPTON have been members of The Sherlock Holmes Society for many years and have both regularly contributed to its popular journal – a publication which Roger himself edits. Other ...

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 ...