David Ebsworth has built a reputation for lively and “not to be missed” stories about the untold background to his books, with subjects that include... 1884 - Wrexham's Victorian Mysteries: David Ebsworth chats about the sometimes weird factual background to his November 2024 novel, Death Along the Dee. The Wrexham Advertiser and all its … [Read more...] about David Ebsworth – Author Events
1867’s Raid On Chester Castle
Not strictly 1876 or Wrexham, but while I was researching the background to my second Wrexham Victorian crime novel, Death Along the Dee, I came across this slightly strange - and vaguely related - story. During the English Civil Wars, Royalist Chester (England, of course) had been besieged by Cromwell's Parliamentarians from July 1643 until … [Read more...] about 1867’s Raid On Chester Castle
A Serious Business
I recently picked up some neat compliments about my “battle” scenes and was asked whether I’d ever seen action personally. The answer was a quick “no”, though I do spend a lot of time reading first-hand accounts of frontline experiences. And then I remembered that there had been one occasion when I came pretty close to it, and in strange … [Read more...] about A Serious Business
Wrexham’s Great Art Treasures Exhibition, 1876
The year had an interesting beginning - the Football Association of Wales established at the town's Wynnstay Hotel. And then there were the visits by George Pinder's Continental Circus and a memorable Horticultural Show, the first to be held in town for almost ten years. But in July 1876, Wrexham saw the most memorable event of the entire … [Read more...] about Wrexham’s Great Art Treasures Exhibition, 1876
Alfred Neobard Palmer
I remember plainly how I first stumbled across Alfred Neobard Palmer. I was writing the final part of my Yale Trilogy and was searching for significant events which might have taken place in Wrexham during 1715. This search led me to a book with the lengthy title, A History of the Older NonConformity of Wrexham and its Neighbourhood, being the … [Read more...] about Alfred Neobard Palmer