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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....
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The worlds to which historical fiction carries us may seem utterly different
...BUT THEY EXISTED
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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...
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Jan 13, 20226 min read
Paul Rushworth-Brown's Novel Skulduggery Brings 17th Century Yorkshire to Life
American Publisher Today Paul Rushworth-Brown is the author of three novels: Skulduggery - Embark on an exhilarating journey into...
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Dec 27, 20215 min read
English Constables, Peasants and Clodhoppers
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,...
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Jul 12, 20214 min read
AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR LAUNCHES DEBUT NOVEL ‘SKULDUGGERY’ IN U.S.
Paul Rushworth-Brown will debut his novel “Skulduggery” which will be available in the US July 4, 2021. https://www.snntv.com/story/44279...
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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...
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Jun 12, 20215 min read
The 17th Century Yorkshire Alehouse
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...
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
Between the Covers Interview with Publisher - Bradley Shaw
Talking with author Paul Rushworth-Brown author of 'Skulduggery' to be released April 15 2021. Bradley: Good evening everybody, my name...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read
Paul Rushworth-Brown Radio 2RDJ-FM
Neil Lithgow from Radio 2RDJ-FM talks with Paul Rushworth-Brown about his soon to be released novel 'Skulduggery Neil Lithgow: We chat...
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Mar 28, 20213 min read
Skulduggery around Haworth and Keighley
AN author is drawing inspiration for his writings from his ancestry. Paul Rushworth-Brown has set his latest novel, Skulduggery, around...
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Mar 16, 20214 min read
Discovered Among the Human Excrement, Corpses of Unwanted Infants. WHAT?
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...
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Jan 10, 20213 min read
17th Century Almshouses Catered for the Crippled, Sick and Insane
Long before social housing became a responsibility of the state, it was almshouses that provided a home for the most vulnerable members...
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Dec 29, 20203 min read
A Yorkshire Hanging- Execution Day was a Big, Rowdy Event
In 17th Century Yorkshire, there were over two hundred capital offences that could lead to the death sentence, many of them no more than...
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Dec 20, 20203 min read
An Australian Writer-Keighley Yorkshire Newspaper Article
AN AUSTRALIAN writer is drawing on his Haworth and Denholme ancestry as inspiration for his novels. Paul Rushworth-Brown has also used...
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Dec 14, 20205 min read
Dinner with the Rushworths – Yorkshire 1590
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...
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Dec 6, 20203 min read
The Yorkshire Thief-taker-Criminal or Cop?
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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Nov 6, 20203 min read
Rats, Rubbish and Hygiene in 17th Century Yorkshire
AS HUMAN BEINGS around the world change their daily behaviour to try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, our absence is causing...
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Oct 29, 20204 min read
17th Century Yorkshire: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
In Yorkshire in the 17th Century, dealing with local crime and punishment was the responsibility of the constable or sheriff, a position...
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Oct 23, 20204 min read
Peasant Sex and Marriage in 17th Century Yorkshire
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.
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Oct 18, 20204 min read
Haworth, Yorkshire: Would Tourists Really want to Step into Another Era?
Haworth, Yorkshire: Would Tourists Really want to Step into Another Era?
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