About the Author

The author, now in retirement, studied English urban history at Leicester University and was an archivist in the Essex Record Office for 35 years, during which time he gained a deep knowledge of the Maldon borough archives and other records relating to the town. He is an experienced writer and editor, and his many published works include The Speckled Monster: smallpox in England, 1670-1970, with special reference to Essex, 1987.