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

Sweeny Todd: From French Folk Song to Victorian Libel
Edward III and the Alchemist in the Tower

Edward III and the Alchemist in the Tower

Papa Doc Duvalier: The Voodoo President who Killed Kennedy

Papa Doc Duvalier: The Voodoo President who Killed Kennedy