Our latest course has just gone live. It's from best-selling historian and author Toni Mount and is narrated by best-selling author Claire Ridgway and it's called "England's Crime and Punishment through the Ages".

This course is a bit different from our others, in that it takes participants through the history of crime and punishment in England, from the Anglo-Saxons through to the Victorians, and we love that Toni uses real-life cases and stories of daring crimes and escapes, plus a little witchcraft!It's not just educational, it's entertaining! We'll be meeting Sir Thomas Mallory, Dick Turpin, Moll Cutpurse, Jonathan Wild, Jack the Ripper, Matthew Hopkins, Mary Ann Cotton and more...

In this video, Toni introduces her course and we hope that she piques your interest. You can find out more about the course at medievalcourses.com/overview/englands-crime-punishment-ages-mc07/

"England's Crime and Punishment through the Ages" explores crime and punishment in England over 1,300 years of social change, from the Anglo-Saxons to the Victorians. Sometimes barbaric, sometimes surprisingly enlightened, this is the story of the evolution of the justice system. Did you know the Anglo-Saxons allowed wives to divorce their husbands, if they were unhappy with the marriage, and take half the property with them? This civilised attitude was not reinstated in England until the 20th century. Did you know that one notorious highwayman was actually a woman, that animals could be found guilty of murder and that the art of fingerprinting was first used in India so illiterate people could 'sign' documents?

How does this course run?

This user-friendly course is completely online and so can be enjoyed from anywhere in the world. Participants can listen to streaming audio lessons narrated by Claire Ridgway or download them to enjoy later. The modules can be accessed at any time as participants have lifetime access to the course. There is no set start or end date, and the course can be done in your own time and at your own pace. There are fun quizzes after each module and an end of course certificate will be mailed out.

The course is 5 units and costs a one-off payment of $25 for lifetime access - click here to find out more or to buy the course. Gift certificates are also available.