William douglas the infamous bushranger

ON a grey Monday morning, Jessie walked down the steps of the Sheriff Court in Stirling, her face burning with shame. At her side, a rather worse-for-wear Robert tried to screen her from the camera fl

‘Green sickness’, also known as the ‘disease of virgins’ – a diagnosis applied mainly to teenage girls from the 16th to the 19th centuries – is one of the most puzzling conditions in the history of me

A lovely lady, a peaceful street… and a chilling discovery

Goldbugs are not ideal dinner guests. They are rarely in a particularly cheery mood: one pro-gold article I recall from the optimistic 2000s was entitled We’re freaking doomed, dude. That conjures up

Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

The wave of gold fever in Cripple Creek-Victor (1893-1910) came decades after Colorado’s official gold rush (1858-1861), but it was no less bountiful. Within just a few years, the area had transformed