
Paul Rushworth-Brown | Australian Historical Novelist, Historian & Educator
Australian historical novelist • Historian • Interviewer • Educator
Paul Rushworth-Brown is an Australian historical novelist, historian, interviewer, and educator whose work explores the human cost of history through award-winning novels, historical research, international interviews, and free educational resources.
Creator of The Human Cost of History, Paul brings the past to life through stories of ordinary people facing extraordinary moments.
Featured on international television, radio, podcasts, and literary media across Australia, the United States, and the
United Kingdom
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Explore Paul's Historical Fiction
From the World Behind the Chronicles
Life of a 17th-Century Prostitute
History judged her. Few people asked why.
From the World Behind the Chronicles
Life of a 18th-Century Gong Farmer
Somebody had to do it!
Continue the Story | The Thomas Rushworth Chronicles
You've reached the latest published Thomas Rushworth Chronicle. Return next Saturday to continue Thomas Rushworth's journey through seventeenth-century England.
You've reached the latest published Chronicle of The Thomas Rushworth Chronicles.
A new Chronicle is released every Saturday, continuing the lives of the ordinary men and women of Haworth, Yorkshire, whose stories history almost forgot.
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📖 Browse all Chronicles - Follow Thomas Rushworth's journey from the very beginning.
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🌏 Discover The Lost Voices — Paul's latest historical novel - A powerful story of forgotten lives and untold history. Read about Paul's latest novel and why he wrote it.
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🎙 The Human Cost of History - Watch conversations with historians, authors and storytellers from around the world.
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👤 Meet Paul Rushworth-Brown
Until next Saturday…
Thank you for walking beside Thomas Rushworth, his family, and the people of Haworth.
Their story is far from over.

From Readers
Readers and reviewers have described the novel as immersive, atmospheric, and vividly grounded in the harsh realities of 17th-century Yorkshire.










