Dr. John Young

John Young FRSA studied at Oxford and Sheffield Universities and has had a life-long passionate interest in British social history. Born in Yorkshire, he has lived in Derbyshire for over forty years and first wrote about the Derbyshire Rising in 1981. His recently published book 'The Pentrich Revolution, a short history' gives the factual background to the events in his latest non-fiction novel, 'The Nottingham Captain'. John has been fascinated by the Pentrich Revolution for the past 35 years....See more

John Young FRSA studied at Oxford and Sheffield Universities and has had a life-long passionate interest in British social history. Born in Yorkshire, he has lived in Derbyshire for over forty years and first wrote about the Derbyshire Rising in 1981. His recently published book 'The Pentrich Revolution, a short history' gives the factual background to the events in his latest non-fiction novel, 'The Nottingham Captain'. John has been fascinated by the Pentrich Revolution for the past 35 years. Together with author and song-writer, Keith Jones, he co-wrote a set of original songs and toured a slideshow telling the story around social clubs in the early 1980s. Whilst at Spondon School, Derby, he wrote a play on the subject for students. This was televised in a Central TV programme directed by Norman Hull. 'The Pentrich Revolution' and its companion book 'The Nottingham Captain' have been written to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Derbyshire Rising of 1817.'The Nottingham Captain' is a non-fiction novel that imagines the characters behind the events in The Pentrich Revolution history. A teacher for 30 years, John worked extensively in the Derbyshire Coalfield, was the Head of Shirebrook Community School, and Director of the Coalfields Education Action Zone. He also worked extensively in Derby supporting local schools. His office was across from the old Derby courthouse where the revolutionaries of 1817 were put on trial. Politically active from an early age he has written and performed songs about social justice for fifty years. He lives in Bolsover, Derbyshire from where he operates eebygum books and is planning to publish a number of titles in the next year. See less