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Trained as a journalist, James has worked as a writer and editor for over a decade, launching three history magazines and one true crime magazine.

He knows a worrying amount about some of the strangest things

James Hoare Editor, Writer and Historian
Mystery Mummy Believed to be Pharaoh’s Personal Eye Doctor
Jan 24

Jan 24 Mystery Mummy Believed to be Pharaoh’s Personal Eye Doctor

James Hoare
Victorian Children Played Macabre Games to Prepare Themselves for the End
Jan 24

Jan 24 Victorian Children Played Macabre Games to Prepare Themselves for the End

James Hoare
Roman Emperor Claudius and his “Edict” About Public Flatulence
Jan 23

Jan 23 Roman Emperor Claudius and his “Edict” About Public Flatulence

James Hoare
Child Mummy Proves a Modern Illness is Older than we Thought
Jan 23

Jan 23 Child Mummy Proves a Modern Illness is Older than we Thought

James Hoare
Halloween Festival to Return to the Legendary Site of the First Samhain
Jan 22

Jan 22 Halloween Festival to Return to the Legendary Site of the First Samhain

James Hoare
Old Japanese Monks Went on Solitary Boat Voyages to Paradise – Never to Return
Jan 19

Jan 19 Old Japanese Monks Went on Solitary Boat Voyages to Paradise – Never to Return

James Hoare
Ancient Egyptian Carving Found Defaced as Part of a Supernatural Revenge Plot
Jan 19

Jan 19 Ancient Egyptian Carving Found Defaced as Part of a Supernatural Revenge Plot

James Hoare
Underneath Prague’s Streets Lies the Haunting Story of its Former Jewish Population
Jan 18

Jan 18 Underneath Prague’s Streets Lies the Haunting Story of its Former Jewish Population

James Hoare
The Scold’s Bridle – A Cruel Punishment to Keep Women Quiet
Jan 16

Jan 16 The Scold’s Bridle – A Cruel Punishment to Keep Women Quiet

James Hoare
Agatha Christie had Real-Life Experience Investigating True Crime
Jan 15

Jan 15 Agatha Christie had Real-Life Experience Investigating True Crime

James Hoare
When People Thought Blood Transfusions Would Give Them Animal Powers
Jan 15

Jan 15 When People Thought Blood Transfusions Would Give Them Animal Powers

James Hoare
The Exotic World of the Ottoman Harem
Jan 13

Jan 13 The Exotic World of the Ottoman Harem

James Hoare
Exploring the Theory that the Image of Jesus was Based on Cesare Borgia
Jan 12

Jan 12 Exploring the Theory that the Image of Jesus was Based on Cesare Borgia

James Hoare
The People who Live in Chernobyl’s Radioactive Disaster Zone
Jan 9

Jan 9 The People who Live in Chernobyl’s Radioactive Disaster Zone

James Hoare
Crusaders with Nothing to Lose - The Mysterious Order of Leper Knights
Jan 8

Jan 8 Crusaders with Nothing to Lose - The Mysterious Order of Leper Knights

James Hoare
Why Superstitious Thieves Turned Severed Hands Into Candles
Jan 5

Jan 5 Why Superstitious Thieves Turned Severed Hands Into Candles

James Hoare
Why Pub Owners used to Mix Poison into the Drinks they Served
Jan 4

Jan 4 Why Pub Owners used to Mix Poison into the Drinks they Served

James Hoare
The Wild Outback: The Rampage of Australia’s Most Brutal Outlaw Gang
Jan 2

Jan 2 The Wild Outback: The Rampage of Australia’s Most Brutal Outlaw Gang

James Hoare
Iceland’s Witch Trials Took the Lives of 21 Men and Only 1 Woman – Here’s Why
Dec 29

Dec 29 Iceland’s Witch Trials Took the Lives of 21 Men and Only 1 Woman – Here’s Why

James Hoare
Was Mistletoe banned by the Medieval church for being pagan?
Dec 22

Dec 22 Was Mistletoe banned by the Medieval church for being pagan?

James Hoare
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Trained as a journalist, James has been an editor and writer for over a decade, specialising in war, witchcraft, and weirdness.

 
 

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