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

Roman Emperor Claudius and his “Edict” About Public Flatulence
Victorian Children Played Macabre Games to Prepare Themselves for the End

Victorian Children Played Macabre Games to Prepare Themselves for the End
Child Mummy Proves a Modern Illness is Older than we Thought

Child Mummy Proves a Modern Illness is Older than we Thought