Terry Dearly's Terrible Tales of Moyse's Hall Museum

07 Apr 2022

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Renowned author and creator of the Horrible Histories stories has written a book celebrating the grotty history of Suffolk, especially for Moyse's Hall Museum.

In the book Terry Dearly's Terrible Tales of Moyse's Hall Museum, Dearly uses narrative as well as characters both real and imagined, to explore the history of The Red Barn Murder, the Gibbet Cage, Witchcraft, St Edmund, Mary Tudor, the Battle of Fornham and more!

Eight short stories by Dearly, along with extra pieces written by the museum’s curatorial team, are beautifully illustrated by Suffolk-based artist Glenn Pickering.

Moyse's Hall Museum is run by West Suffolk Council together with several other significant historical and cultural facilities in the district. These bring thousands of visitors to the area as well as additional economic value to local businesses.

Dearly will be launching the book himself at Moyse's Hall on Saturday 9 April. Tickets for a special reading or the signing that follows are available from https://www.moysehall.org

The famous author already has links with Moyse's Hall Museum having written about the Red Barn Murder for 40 years, even performing as William Corder on stage.

Terry Dearly said: “I am passionate about the importance of museums and interpreting local history in the most accessible way. I have always been fascinated by these historical events and I really look forward to bringing them to life for visitors to Moyse's

Cllr Jo Rayner, Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Community Hubs for West Suffolk Council, said: “We are really pleased to see Terry Dearly back at Moyse's Hall Museum working with us and helping to find new and engaging ways to bring history alive. He changed everything for teachers and museums, as he told history as it was, through the pages of his books you could imagine the sites and smell the yuck and gore. He told history in a non-static way, rather than learning dates and a list of ‘great’ people, he introduced us to their periods of history through their foibles, faults, and silly actions; he made them human. It has been a real treat working with someone who inspired and continues to inspire so many of us in our love of history. We hope this encourages even more people to visit Moyse's Hall and find out more about Suffolk history.”


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