Selected dates throughout 2024 | 6pm - 8pm
National Justice Museum
£14 (£12 concessions)
Real crimes. Real stories. Real evidence.
Join the National Justice Museum for Crime Club, a chance to discover more about infamous crime cases from history. Join us for one – or all – of the sessions running throughout 2024, and get a free drink included!
Their Head Historic Interpreter will explore crimes that were committed which resulted in the death penalty and what happened to alter their original sentences.
Crime Club: A Day in Court | 25th July 2024
The Assizes were held three times a year in the Nottinghamshire County Courts, here at the Shire Hall. The Judges travelled around the country and saw the felons awaiting trial. During this Crime Club, their Head Historic Interpreter will select a date in history and examine the cases that were seen that day in this very building.
Crime Club: The Nottingham Witch Finder | 2nd October 2024
Hear tales of local man John Darrel, Curate of St Marys Church, who accused 13 women in Nottinghamshire of Witchcraft: a crime punished in multiple ways including burning at the stake and hanging. We will discover what a Witch Finder was looking for when searching for evidence of Witchcraft, and hear tales of the people of Nottingham who were accused of Witchcraft and even Wizardry.
Crime Club: Edwardian Criminals | 14th November 2024
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Victorian era makes way for the Edwardian era which saw its share of crime and punishment before the First World War changed society forever. Discover the criminals that walked our streets during the short-lived Edwardian era.
Crime Club: Edwardian Criminals (14 Nov 2024) | ||
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Day | Times | |
Thursday | 18:00 | - 20:00 |
* Pre-booking essential
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