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 1: The Eagle of the Ninth

In the 2nd Century AD just after the great Roman Wall was completed, every single soldier in the Ninth Legion disappeared. Last seen just north of the wall, everyone feared the worse and gave up hope. However, a young centurion, whose father was one of the missing men - wanted to discover what had happened. An eagle standard became a poignant symbol of hope.

Case notes...

The Ninth Legion, Rosemary Sutcliff and me; Marius’s Mules; Organisation and deployment of legions; the legion at home; Who lost the Ninth Legion?

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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