Friday 20 July 2012

Julys edition of Kays History as seen in The Tyburn Mail.

Friday 22 June 2012

The Last Hanging In Birmingham Plaque

As you may have read from previous blog posts, I investigated the last public hanging in Birmingham and plaque to commemorate it put in the correct place. Here is a picture taken by Tim Ellis of the plaque. Please take a look at Tim's work on Flickr

Kays History June 2012

Here's this months Kay's History as featured in The Tyburn Mail/Vale Mail.

Sunday 17 June 2012

Vale Mail

I have a small history column in the Vale Mail (also known as Tyburn Mail) on various historical subjects. The paper is released and delivered every month to Castle Vale residents and some of the surrounding area. While my articles are not available to view online, the rest of the paper can be seen here: ValeMail

Sunday 1 March 2009

Birmingham Mail Article

See the Birmingham Mail's article on the last hanging here: BirminghamMail

BBC Midlands Today Last Hanging news feature.

The BBC Midlands News article on my investigation about the last hanging in Birmingham. It features the new plaque unveiling at the Sparkhill Police museum.

Monday 23 February 2009

Welcome Blog

Hello, I'm Kay hunter. I am am a local historian and I give talks and lectures on capital punishment and the lives of the British hangmen. But my most popular lectures are on the last public execution in Birmingham City Centre, as featured on the BBC (see video in next blog post). I give talks all over Birmingham and are proving to be very popular. I have lectures booked in advance, but I always have vacant dates if anyone is interested. Please note that my lectures are aimed at persons over 18.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on the following numbers: Home (0121) 749 7514 Mobile 07899861422 Thank you.