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

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 ...

Our story begins in 1920s London, at a time when women’s rights were surging after the long battle for suffrage and nightclubs emerged as spaces where single women could socialise unchaperoned. This ...

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‘The discoveries in this book shed new light on events surrounding the Princes in the Tower. Rather than favour Tudor propaganda or Victorian revisionism, this asks us to go back to the time and ...

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The anchorite, or religious recluse, has been a part of Christian religious life since its early days. They lived solitary lives out in the desert – indeed, these solitaries became collectively known ...

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20th June, 2025 in History, Society & Culture, True Crime Ask the Author: Neil Root on The Cleveland Street Scandal Seasoned journalist, acclaimed author, and true crime historian, Neil Root, delves ...