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Angela Dunsby
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History’s Deadliest Deaths. Discover the fascinating, yet grisly facts behind some of history’s most gruesome forms of execution, from the Brazen Bull to a good hanging!

Dressing the Tudors: Merchants’ Style. This talk explores the fashion world of the Tudors, but looking at the middling class and what the average person would be wearing. It looks into clothes, sumptuary laws, accessories and colours that were appropriate to the class and period.

The Dark Side of Nursery Rhymes. Join us as we delve a little deeper, and reveal the shockingly sinister backstories to some of our favourite nursery rhymes from across the world, such as Rock-A-Bye Baby and The Muffin Man.

Whores, Toffers and 3 penny uprights. For centuries people have paid for the pleasures of the night. Join us as we go curb crawling down Cock Alley and gain some insight into the lives and lays of prostitutes in England throughout history.

 

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