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Oct 13, 202410 min read

Exploring the Dark Side of the High Seas: Pirate Keelhauling - A Dreaded Pirate Punishment

A pirate keelhauling was “a severe punishment whereby the condemned man was dragged beneath the ship’s keel on a rope.

Mar 5, 20236 min read

Bugs and Beds Through the Centuries

The earliest beds were piles of straw, leaves, or animal skins on the ground. These things were plentiful and easy enough to come by.

Nov 21, 20229 min read

Christmas and Christmas Lights are not English

Christmas trees, Christmas lights and Santa Claus: none of what we now take for Christmas traditions are indigenous to old England. The...

May 4, 20222 min read

'Skulduggery' Chosen as One of the Best Books to Read in 2022

The books to read in 2022 contain stories of forbidden love revealing biographies and skulduggery https://www.theamericawatch.com/article...

Mar 26, 20224 min read

Children with Malice Hanged in Early England

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....

Jan 27, 20226 min read

Historical Fiction Told Like it Should be

US National Times Paul Rushworth-Brown is the author of three novels: Skulduggery - Skulduggery - Embark on an exhilarating journey into...

Jul 4, 20212 min read

Skulduggery around Haworth and Keighley

Paul Rushworth-Brown is the author of three novels: Skulduggery - The bleak Pennine moors of Yorkshire; a beautiful, harsh place, close...