About Catharine Arnold
Born 1901. Catharine Arnold was a journalist and historian.
Catharine Arnold is a British author, journalist and academic.
She is best known for her 'London' series of five popular history books: Necropolis: London and Its Dead (2006), Bedlam: London and Its Mad (2008), City of Sin: London and Its Vices (2010), Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City (2012), and Globe Life in Shakespeare's London (2015).
Among her later works are Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History.
Catharine Arnold read English at Girton College, Cambridge and holds a post-graduate degree in psychology.
In 2020, Arnold served as Writer in Residence for the UK Council for Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Selected works Necropolis: London and Its Dead (2006) Bedlam: London and Its Mad (2008) City of Sin: London and Its Vices (2010) The Sexual History of London (2011) Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City (2012) Globe Life in Shakespeare's London (2015) Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History (2018)
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British author, journalist and academic
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