Dec 29, 20203 minA Yorkshire Hanging- Execution Day was a Big, Rowdy EventIn 17th Century Yorkshire, there were over two hundred capital offences that could lead to the death sentence, many of them no more than...
Sep 25, 20204 minWitchcraft in 17th Century YorkshireOf all the witch trials in York, Isabella Billington in 1648 was the only state sanctioned witch to be burnt at the stake in Yorkshire...
Sep 19, 20204 minTo Hell, Hull or Halifax-The Halifax Gibbet was an early Guillotine The Halifax Gibbet plays a small part in my new novel 'Dream of Courage' but not the way you might imagine...
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