PROLOGUE The echoes of battle still reverberated through the blood soaked fields of England. A kingdom once united under the rule of...

Corporal punishment is derived from a Latin word meaning body. It meant physical punishment and in the past, it was very common. Whipping...

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Embark on a captivating journey through the breathtaking winter landscapes of 1642 England in the bestselling novel, "Red Winter...

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Today, a small stone marker in the pavement is the only reminder that this was the site of London’s public hangings for nearly 600 years....

In the 17th century people living on the fringe of the Celtic fringe were often thought of as being barbarians or savages. If the lower,...

Alcohol was an essential part of 17th Century life, and would be drunk as water was often too unclean to drink. Most homes would brew...

The word ‘gong’ is derived from the old English, gang, which means ‘to go’ and seems to have been used to describe a privy or latrine...

Long before social housing became a responsibility of the state, it was almshouses that provided a home for the most vulnerable members...

In 17th Century Yorkshire, there were over two hundred capital offences that could lead to the death sentence, many of them no more than...

If you were invited to the Rushworth cottage for dinner or 'cena' at 6:00 pm you would have been asked to sit at the hearth of the fire...

With the increase of import and export out of Hull and Leeds and the immigration of the rural poor to urban centres, there were more...

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In Yorkshire in the 17th Century, dealing with local crime and punishment was the responsibility of the constable or sheriff, a position...

The idea of young women being thrown into a marriage with a much older man, that they did not care for, was a myth created by historians.

Haworth, Yorkshire: Would Tourists Really want to Step into Another Era?

With Halloween coming up on October 31st, I have been wandering what my Celtic forefathers would have thought about this Halloween affair.

Witchcraft and consequential witch hunting were at the time, a fact of life in England and the two thousand legal proceedings...