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Tyne Bridge: Icon of North-East England

Tyne Bridge: Icon of North-East England

A compelling account of how engineering, architectural ingenuity, a great industrial tradition, and the labour of thousands came to span the Tyne.

2022

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The Dog and the Dinosaur

The epic true story of a war hero, his rescued dog, and their improbable quest to find a living brontosaurus in the Congo.

30 min readNov 21, 2023

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The Dog and the Dinosaur

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Death of an Angel: Did a White Cop Kill a Black Guardian Angel?

The police said it was an accident. The Guardian Angels accused them of covering up a racially-motivated murder. Who shot Frank Melvin?

24 min readJan 17, 2023

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Death of an Angel: Did a White Cop Kill a Black Guardian Angel? by Paul Brown, illustration by Paul Brown with Midjourney

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The Man Who Rode the Bear

The true story of a California pioneer’s wild encounter with a grizzly

12 min readMar 16, 2023

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The Man Who Rode the Bear: The true story of a California pioneer’s wild encounter with a grizzly. Artwork by Paul Brown with DALL-E.

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Arthur Pember: The Mermaid Hunter Who Invented Football

The untold true story of the journalist, adventurer, and football pioneer who helped create the rules of soccer

24 min readSep 13, 2023

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Arthur Pember, The Mermaid Hunter Who Invented Football, artwork by Paul Brown

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The Forgotten History of Newcastle United Football Club

The origin story of one of England’s most famous soccer clubs has been lost to time.

6 min readNov 24, 2021

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Newcastle United’s St James’ Park, photo by Paul Brown

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Saved by a Football

The shipwreck survivors who were saved by a soccer ball — and by Watford FC.

5 min readJul 20, 2021

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The Wreck of the Stella

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The Female Horse Thief

How did a lovestruck English heiress become a notorious American criminal? And why did history erase her identity?

34 min readJan 26, 2021

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The Female Horse Thief by Paul Brown header image

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The Lintz Green Station Murder: An Unsolved True Crime Mystery

An isolated railway station is the scene of one of Britain’s most mysterious unsolved murders. Who killed stationmaster George Wilson?

29 min readDec 1, 2020

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Lintz Green Station and the stationmaster’s house, 2020, Paul Brown

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The Strange But True Story of the Witches’ Circle

A mysterious ring of trees in an ancient village is at the center of a haunting series of events involving witchcraft and secret rituals

13 min readOct 28, 2020

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The Witches Circle Artwork by Paul Brown

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Explosion at the Arsenal: How a 1907 Accident “Wiped Out” Arsenal Football Club

The Premier League team named after a munitions works struggled to survive after the Woolwich Arsenal exploded

9 min readSep 1, 2020

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Paul Brown

Paul Brown

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Writes about history, true crime, adventure. Author of The Rocketbelt Caper, The Ruhleben Football Association, and The Tyne Bridge. www.stuffbypaulbrown.com

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