Join historian Stuart Miller on a monthly cold case, deep dive, and help him solve some of the world's biggest mysteries.

Will you join historian Stuart Miller while he dives (feet first) into a mind-boggling array of mysteries….? With your expert help, by the end of the session Stuart will aim to close the case and solve some of the world’s biggest conundrums?

Each session focuses on a new mystery, so you can attend as many or as few as you like. They take place between 1.30pm to 3.30pm, with a 20 minute compulsory ‘tea and scone’ break in-between! Perfect for steadying your nerves and fuelling your suspicions!

Brought to you by the 17Nineteen Society, sessions are free, however donations are welcomed. Money raised will go towards future 17Nineteen Society events and to the Churches Conservation Trust towards the management and upkeep of Sunderland’s wonderful Georgian treasure.

Cold Case 2: Joan of Arc and her Voices

In her own words: "When I was thirteen, I had a voice from God to help me to govern myself. The first time, I was terrified. The voice came to me about noon: it was summer, and I was in my father’s garden….I saw it many times before I knew it was Saint Michael….He was not alone, but duly attended by heavenly angels….He told me Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret would come to me, and I must follow their counsel; that they were appointed to guide and counsel me in what I had to do, and that I must believe what they would tell me, for it was at our Lord’s command."

Joan of Arc insisted she could hear voices - making her already remarkable story, even more fascinating.

Case notes...

The Hundred Years War; La Pucelle; The relief of Orleans; What caused “the voices”; The trial and burning; Joan of Arc as icon; The Joan of Arc retail experience.

The History Mystery programme for 2026-2027

Thursday 17th September 2026: Cold Case 1. The Eagle of the Ninth

Thursday 15th October 2026: Cold Case 2. Joan of Arc and her Voices

Thursday 19th November 2026: Cold Case 3. The Affair of the Queen’s Diamond Necklace

Thursday 21st January, 2027: Cold Case 4. Waterloo and The Crisis

Thursday 18th February 2027: Cold Case 5. Grace Darling “The girl with the wind-blown hair”

Thursday 18th March 2027: Cold Case 6. The cunningest Robbers in the World

Thursday 15th April 2027: Cold Case 7. An Australian Tragedy. The Dig Tree

Thursday 20th May 2027: Cold Case 8. The Mayerling Business

Thursday 17th June, 2027: Cold Case 9. The Lusitania. A damn’d dirty business

Thursday 15th July 2027: Cold Case 10. The Lindbergh Kidnapping

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