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My latest piece dives into the wild history of the 1880 Chester Election "Beer" Riots. Discover how rival political parties weaponised free alcohol and mass-hired thugs, why 914 citizens were banned from voting, and how a literal table leg became a prized piece of British social history!

For over a century, a dark secret remained buried in the oxygenless mud of the Bristol Channel. Now, the ocean is coughing it back up, one shoe at a time.

I purchased a pair of items from a contact of mine recently and whilst I had already fallen in love the shear age of them, it was something else incised into the back of one of them that grabbed my attention...

So, hold onto your belts and braces, as we travel back to Medieval England and take a closer look at the fascinating world of apotropaic/protection marks.

A 19th century chastity belt reveals more than just a bizarre historical curiosity, it exposes the Victorian era’s deep anxieties about sexuality, morality, and control. Far from medieval myth, these objects were often tied to medical theories, social expectations, and possibly even women’s attempts to protect themselves in unsafe working environments.