"The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw" - downfall of a Yorkshire doctor
Rosemary Cook
- Region:
- Yorkshire & Humber
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £40 plus travel expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 18th October 2021
Dr F Sidney Gramshaw worked in Stillington and York between 1873 and 1908, when a national scandal erupted as his personal and professional life imploded and a young governess died. This talk explores the true story of this doctor's life and crimes - the major ones at the end of his life, and the history of deceit and tangles with the law that preceded it.
Copies of my book 'The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw' will be available at a discounted price either at the talk, or to audience members afterwards.
Views: 2338 | Enquiries: 21About Rosemary Cook
I am a nurse by background and have considerable experience researching medical and nursing history: I have a PGDip in Applied Social Research, I have been a member of the committee of the Royal College of Nursing's History of Nursing Society, and a recipient of a Monica Baly research bursary.
My research into some interesting historical characters from these fields resulted in my first non-textbook publication 'The Nightingale Shore Murder' (the first and only book telling the true story of this unsolved crime from 1920, and the book behind Channel 5's 'Agatha and the Truth of Murder'). This was followed by 'Petticoat Government: the story of the York Home for Nurses', and 'The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw', published in 2019.
I live in York and I am happy to travel around North Yorkshire and Humberside to speak, during daytime or evenings. I also can also provide all my talks online. For more see www.rosemarycookauthor.co.uk
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